https://i.imgur.com/haKyeCy.jpg ## This is where the tires of creativity and innovation hit the homesteading road! ------ Part of our goal with living a homesteading lifestyle is to get the biggest return on our investment with the least possible time, effort, and money invested. It's not that we are lazy, but rather than all our time and resources are limited, and the more that we are able to get out of what we've got, the better. https://i.imgur.com/LYFoecH.jpg When we recently got our new Finn/Shetland sheep, were knew that they were "dual-purpose" since people use them both for meat and for their wool. However, we were not satisfied with only having "2" uses for our sheep. Soon, we were hard at work brainstorming. https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg ## WE NEED MORE USES! ## https://i.imgur.com/uzNVgKO.jpg First, we realized that had some new "lawn mowers" that would "work for grass." Whatever part of the property we allow them access to can now be groomed by these domesticated lawn maintenance professionals. What makes it even better is that they fertilize as they go! An interesting part of being here in the worldwide community that steemit provides is that you literally have a "world" of advice and suggestions that you are exposed to. When we first got the sheep, one interesting suggestion for a use for them was milk. While cow's milk and goat's milk are pretty common around here, I had never really thought about milking sheep. We will have to look into this more. https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg ## A STROKE OF GENIUS! ## https://i.imgur.com/zrY9SZm.jpg One afternoon, after a very hard day of working around the homestead, I had a stroke of genius. Simply put, I was extremely tired and needed a nap. However, I had no pillow and lacked the effort to make it all the way to my bed. Then, I remembered my big, fluffy sheep! https://i.imgur.com/LVryuq9.jpg Could this be the next purpose that I was looking for? If I could successfully use one of them as a pillow, then I would add another purpose to the list for our sheep. Carefully, I hopped in their pen. The excitement of the situation almost made it too hard for me to even try taking a nap, but exhaustion got the best of me, and I was successful! https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg ## As always, I'm @papa-pepper and *here's the proof:* https://i.imgur.com/wHxvFjT.jpg proof-of-pillow-purpose ----- ---- #### Until next time… ## Don’t waste your time online, *invest* it with steemit.com https://steemitimages.com/DQmNxsVBRnVBEWHG7ZnWYidTujxg5LLrrwejEPQZpPj4pVw/papapepper2.gif *GIF provided by @malos10* ------------- https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://yabumi.cc/15a8425408dc4a8806d75407.jpg ### [TO TRANSLATE POSTS VIA OPERATION TRANSLATION CLICK HERE](https://steemit.com/translation/@papa-pepper/operation-translation-now-under-construction-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-help)