Posted by Betsy Barron (Glenmoore, United States) on 6 May 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This lamb was born on Saturday night - the mother rejected it and our neighbors bottle fed it through the night with tremendous hope for her survival. She did not make it, and passed away at 3pm. I'm posting her picture because I'm sad and I think maybe if I look at this long enough, it will make me smile, just for a second.
We will miss her.
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I am sorry about the loss of lucky.
6 May 2008 12:03am
painful story,sorry about her :(
6 May 2008 1:31am
My heart would be totally broken if it weren't for the fact that there is a Heaven for Lucky too :) You've captured a beautiful, tender moment Betsy
6 May 2008 3:16am
Poor little thing, at least Lucky was well care for the short time she was here. Sorry for your loss.
6 May 2008 4:39am
Sad story but a cool shot!
6 May 2008 4:55am
Sweet shot and a sad story.
6 May 2008 6:39am
Wow, that hurts. But Lucky had love, even for her short little life. And she impacted people all around this nation and world through your photo and story.
6 May 2008 7:01am
Sad to hear :[ Cute shot though.
6 May 2008 8:27am
Such a sad story but I'm glad you were able to photograph her before she passed on. It's amazing the connection that quickly develops between humans and animals, especially baby animals. Poor thing.
6 May 2008 1:47pm
A sad story but a nice shot! Perhaps you will meet her at the rainbow bridge...
6 May 2008 2:39pm
Beautiful!
6 May 2008 2:43pm
A very cute shot for a very short life...
6 May 2008 4:18pm
It is a sad tale on human terms but Mother might have known there was something wrong. That is a cute face.
6 May 2008 5:46pm
Ok, now I am sad. Mind you, Michael could be right. She did have a sweet face.
7 May 2008 4:57pm
The circle of life can be cruel from time to time. Is this the 85mm 1.8? I've been contemplating buying Canon, and I've heard nothing but great things about this lens. Nice buttery smooth bokeh and great detail. I feel like I can touch the little pink nose.
9 May 2008 7:37am
@Angry Buddha: yes Buddha - it's the 85 prime. And boy is she unforgiving - the focus is razor sharp and when you miss, you miss by a lot. I confess that I took about 40 shots to get this one that was on-the-nose (pun intended) I have a lot to learn about this lens and hope to use it more this summer.
I'm happy to have a lovely image and memory of her.
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