Mule Gimmer Lambs

Love the curious sheep all staring directly at us. Not sure everyone will know what a gimmer lamb is (one born last year and not yet been mated or had a lamb) but it's a great farming word, isn't it!

Thanks for the comment Thea, you are well informed regarding the rather gutteral sounding &#39;Gimmer&#39;.<br /> The Mule is an interesting breed.I&#39;m from the Yorkshire Dales and more used to seeing black faced sheep. The Mule is cross-bred: Blue Faced Leicester Ram and Swaledale Ewe; result lovely black ears, mottled b &amp; w face, almost B.Sienna coloured fleece and surprisingly stout legs all features which make them a good subject for water colour, oh and the the ewes commonly produce twins and often triplets which flock in large groups, hence the picture.