As I was reviewing my trips to Middleton Place when I was mentioning lambs in yesterday’s post I couldn’t find that I had ever published this year’s offspring. So here are some pictures from May of the three lambs at about a month old.
The black lamb stayed close to mama.
Curious and incredibly cute.
Finally the three lambs lined up, sort of.
May 2, 2023
Middleton Place Stable Yard, Charleston, SC
This was my first visit to Middleton Place since the beginning of May. The sheep were free on the lawn doing their mowing duties.
They were just sheep being sheep, not doing much interesting.
I was shooting with the Tamron 180mm macro lens, anticipating butterflies, so I didn’t bother approaching the nearly grown lambs that eluded me in the shade.
This fellow stopped and lifted his head for a minute giving me a nice profile.
September 20, 2023
Middleton Place Stable Yard, Charleston, SC
The Cashmere Goat pair were having a nap at the Middleton Place stable yard when I walked by. One wasn’t interest in Ted and I having a look but this one’s curiosity got the best of him. He turned towards me showing off his silky goatee.
I only had my Tamron 180mm lens with me so I only got close up shots.
I backed way up to get this shot of the goat watching over the fence as one of the farm workers went by with some hay for the chicken coop–that he was very interested in.
Middleton Place Heritage Stable Yard, Charleston, SC
September 23, 2023
In bloom, everywhere!
I went to Middleton Place hoping for the iconic reflections in the Mill Pond. However, the wind was blowing, and not just a breeze that might have given the patient photographer a few moments of still water.
So I tried some different views.
Three years ago I posted about Middleton Place’s new pair of Cashmere Goats in their Heritage Stable yard and how the goats like to climb on things.
Turns out they like to head-butt things, too. Like the gate to their enclosure and then to make unauthorized excursions. Yesterday morning when staff arrived the goats had broken into the sheep pen.
The goats were moved into an empty pasture area while repairs were conducted and when I passed by the goats seemed a bit lost in this great big space that sometimes has a few horses in it.
I have heard the clunk of their horns when they tussle and can easily see how this pair could use their heads to break down about anything.
Staff had started afternoon feedings at the other end of the barn yard and I’m sure they knew their turn was coming.
But wait, we’re not where we get fed!
The goats were led back to their pen a few minutes later, where their dinner awaited them.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 3, 2023
Middleton Place has a non-featured trio of goats in their Heritage Stable yard. They are in the back, away from the flashier Cashmere Goats that are penned next to the sheep. There may be goat antics that require this separation.
I’ve stopped by to see these three many times and a couple weeks ago for the first time the goats were in a sun patch, although didn’t line up for any kind of group photo. They’ve got some impressive horns and did show off their goatees.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
November 29, 2022
I’ve photographed this statue before, once amid a sea of blooming azaleas: Waiting In Solitude.
I always glance over when I pass by and found I wasn’t the only one checking her out on this fall day.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
November 29, 2022
A blooming Magnolia tree shared the stage with the South Flanker at Middleton Place on a cloudless May day. I gave the scene a vintage postcard look to add some interest.
Charleston, SC
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
I went to check on azalea reflections in the Mill Pond and found this instead. Azalea plants line the left bank and many of them sprouted new shoots that have grown taller than the blooms. We also had two nights of frost the previous week that killed any blooms that were exposed.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 17, 2022
