The moon looks toward dawn over trees and bamboo, it’s light soon to diminish in sunlight

A day to take easy but must rouse myself to sell a ram lamb. youtu.be/kBrW0qF1phM?... via @YouTube I sometimes have these off days but have learned to live with them and don’t normally advertise them. It’s just another aspect of my life.

Well she tried to drown herself yesterday, today she tried to die of bloat youtu.be/WteSvy0KE7o?... via @YouTube Sheep are notoriously prone to dying. I get her going again which is great. She was very wobbly.

I’m so enjoying this book. Sadly nearly finished it. “The Tale Teller” by Anne Hillerman

Caterday kitty Mustard blends in with autumn’s leaves

Moonlight blankets land&sky in luminous cream light. A horizon of pale milky pink hints at dawn. In valley,river mists rise in picturesque dragon breath swirls above leafless trees in black silhouette. Frost glitters across muted fields. Dogs romp&sheep hears our approach&call

A short video of November the 7 over recent years.

If you want a real break from U.S. politics, follow @suzannacrampton.bsky.social, an Irish sheep farmer with a menagerie of cats and dogs.

10 month old pup Lorca is bold. A silly ewe tried to drown herself. youtu.be/Y-zaGku0AAQ?... via @YouTube Cat Thyme starts up his seasonal occupation of jumping onto my shoulders. Cat Ovenmitt oversees me as I count sheep.

A real feel good video, thank you @suzannacrampton.bsky.social

This, from Suzanna in Ireland this morning, almost as good as the "maa-maa-maas" of her ewes, and her horses galloping, and her pack of helper dogs of all sizes, including a cat or two, not to forget her dung beetles.

I love this book & coffee shop in Kilkenny. This is an excellent deal as their coffee is delicious

🎇🎇🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲 And now, with real live dung beetle action! @suzannacrampton.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-H-... With the warm approval of a local entomologist (spoiler alert: it's Miss Inca!)

A wet day. Horses gallop into fresh field. Dung beetles are very active. youtu.be/q-H-FS4PpoI?... via @YouTube The vine house looks incredibly colourful with tender plants now inside as cold weather approaches. The Aga has loads of snoozers.

Feeding lamb/hoggett flock this morning with the rattle and mechanical hum of hedge cutting happening across the river valley

#JustSaying I craved, shelled and ate a bag of pistachio nuts but am now hungrier than I was before I ate them🥴

This prosthetic eye made from a mixture of natural tar and animal fat is nearly 5,000 years old. It was found near the city of Zabol in Iran in 2006. Archaeologists believe that the prosthetic eye, which was once painted gold, was worn by an ancient priestess who stood 6’ tall.

Some people wish they were a pocket sized pupper rather than a huge wolf sized dog. Just so they could be tucked into their human companion’s coat to enjoy dry mutual radiated warmth

Happy cats and dogs for your Monday morning. Cat Ovenmitt gives pupper Java a face bath.

Ovenmitt, the greatest dog bather there has ever been.

Cinematic Drama at Black Sheep Farm Feat. Miss Inca www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cNz... @suzannacrampton.bsky.social

Sun bathing bath

cute cats #Caturday www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShv... @suzannacrampton.bsky.social

Beautiful autumnal colours glow in sunshine & a few deadman fingers youtu.be/9U4Uej40oVc?... via @YouTube Tree diversity extends autumn colour. I find beauty of plants in their seasonal iterations,as trees grow this becomes more pronounced. Cat Ovenmitt gives pup Java a face wash

Autumn in Ireland

My new 2026 calendar is now available in our online shop. Clink on below link. zwartblesireland.com/product/2024...

Good for an American heart, grieving after the news, to go for a walk with Suzanna in Ireland, to watch a butterscotch cat on a stone wall, to hear Suzanna chuckle.

Ewes fed and cat mustard makes me giggle

❤️ youtu.be/CLeXkTeTkXc?...

A sleepless night A moonless night A cloudless night Dawn is hours away Stars quietly glitter outside my window Shards of light of such ancient ancestry Make my wakefulness insignificant

Whether in kitchens, children's rooms, offices, classrooms, or kindergarten groups, in this calendar, you still enter appointments in the old-fashioned way with a ✏️🗒🖊. A nice 🎁 for 🎃🎄🎋🧧🎐🎏🎂🎉 and supporting a beautiful regenerative farm @suzannacrampton.bsky.social in #Ireland.

A city of fungi

Cut ropes of ivy off larch trees, filled gaps under gates & housed salvia youtu.be/Em0WzX40Chw?... via @YouTube I don’t want to loose more trees so cut great ropes of ivy. Filled gaps under gates before alpaca let into fresh pasture. Brought salvia inside for frost protection

My 2026 calendars are ready for purchase. Yes they’re part of my income to farm the way I do. Thank you so very much to those who have already purchased their 2026 calendars. zwartblesireland.com/product/2024...

Release of the canine crew into the dark of 6am. It now doesn’t dawn til 8am. Northern darkness is closing in for winter.

@suzannacrampton.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSiL... Just a charming greenhouse

Autumnal colours, wildlife food & a walk down the new woodland trail youtu.be/S0nENcpxPnY?... via @YouTube Flock gallops into the feed when I remember to open the gate. The woods are only just beginning to turn, mushrooms are blooming, tree fruit hanging full.

I absolutely love going down to feed the lamb/hoggett flock while sumac is in all its autumn glory

A wonderful Irish poetical film and poem for dog lovers youtu.be/2LvAAzZrrE0?...

Cleared tomatoes & prepped for tender plants to over winter in vinehouse youtu.be/NSiLRk71TXY?... via @YouTube There’s something brutally enjoyable in tearing out tomatoes that I’ve carefully tended all summer long. Over next few days I shall bring in salvias and tender geraniums

This has also occurred here in Ireland. I can still post my 2026 calendars but nothing over €70 will be posted to USA

Just trying to have my mid morning coffee break……

How utterly devastating!!! There should be real financial consequences to this sort of thing but sadly it will be only a nominal slap on the wrist. Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

The end of the road for a young ewe & woodland trail youtu.be/AH85e74i4gY?... via @YouTube Sometimes there’s nothing more I can do except let go&give a merciful death. It’s been wonderful reopening this trail&filling in holes so I can access with quad. Lorca gives Ovenmitt a bath

Peaceful, realistic, and full of hope. A gem in these times. Please check it out, subscribe @suzannacrampton.bsky.social's channel, and enjoy the playlists, which convey a sense of life whose quality is directly transmitted virtually. youtube.com/@suzannacram...

With patience and love, she managed to raise the lambs. And her followers have been following the daily videos online all over the world. They drew strength, courage, and hope from the videos. For which we all owe @suzannacrampton.bsky.social thanks. Forever. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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You wonderfully people. I’ve reached 10 thousand subscribers on my YouTube channel. Thank you so very much

Oh my goodness! My farm/garden life YouTube channel is only a few subscribers away from 10 thousand! I’m sure I’ll never reach a million,I’m not controversial enough. There’s such a lovely community of people who comment&enjoy my videos. Only an occasional self-righteous comment

An incredible diversity of mushrooms are popping up everywhere youtu.be/epJz-KEeXa4?... via @YouTube I hosted a tour and 4 dogs aren’t allowed out out so howl their displeasure. Once the tour had left I noted holes in garden colour that just don’t have autumnal impact.