Journey Down Cedar Mountain

Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy-... more

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Journey Down Cedar Mountain

Artist

Donna Kennedy

Medium

Photograph - Photographs

Description

Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy-
Photographed in Cedar City, Utah-edited in Topaz Studio

I spent my Sunday afternoon photographing 2,500 sheep coming down Cedar Mountain on their 5 mile journey to their winter pastures. I did a lot of hiking and walking but enjoyed every minute of it. We have not had any rain since Spring so the dust was bad, good for photography but not good for the camera...

One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleeces, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by shearing. A group of sheep is called a flock, herd or mob. Females are called a Ewe, males are called a ram or occasionally a tup, a castrated male a wether.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison all raised sheep. In fact, Madison was sworn in wearing a coat spun from his sheep’s wool. Woodrow Wilson kept a flock at the White House during World War I to keep the grass trimmed as a cost-cutting measure and to show support for the war effort.
One pound of wool can make up to 10 miles of yarn. A sheep, depending on the breed, can produce between two and 30 pounds of wool a year.

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November 2nd, 2020