Monday Portrait: There are Sheep at the Bottom of the Garden …. … back in England. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading... Author: margaret21 I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can. View all posts by margaret21
No fencing at the bottom of my garden, and our local sheep are very good at escaping from their fields… 🐑🐑🐑🐏 LikeLiked by 1 person
Ours aren’t bright enough. One did try once, immediately regretted it, and broke a leg trying to batter her way back inside again. She’d forgotten how she got out … LikeLike
I believe you, I think, when you maintain that they’re fairly docile. To me, the ones in a row look kind of sinister. LikeLiked by 1 person
No, they’re sweeties. They like to come for a chat, though preferably when you have a tasty snack – a carrot perhaps – to hand. LikeLiked by 1 person
No, no, I’m not home. I scheduled this post while I was still in England. I’m still happily in Spain with the family. LikeLiked by 1 person
Some folks here save their Halloween pumpkin to share with animals, sheep (and goats of course) among them. LikeLiked by 1 person
We don’t really do Hallowe’en, not having children in the house, so our pumpkins go directly into our own cooking pots. LikeLike
They look friendly, enough.
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They are. As sheep go, they’re sociable.
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How lovely
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They’re good neighbours on the whole. Not nosy or noisy.
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Who’d have thought it!
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So there are! And I accidently subscribed again.
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Well, better too many subscriptions than too few!
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🤣🩷
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Smiling sheep
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Maybe. They seem contented enough.
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😊
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Sheep and Sun!!!
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It happens … sometimes.
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Hopefully not at the bottom of my garden…
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Why not? The fencing is good.
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No fencing at the bottom of my garden, and our local sheep are very good at escaping from their fields… 🐑🐑🐑🐏
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Ours aren’t bright enough. One did try once, immediately regretted it, and broke a leg trying to batter her way back inside again. She’d forgotten how she got out …
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Love it 😍
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They’re good neighbours.
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How lovely, could definitely have worse neighbours!
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I think so. No complaints.
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I see ewe!
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Peter! Behave!
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Never!
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Second thing I do (after hugging my dad) is go see if the sheep are in the back garden 😀
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You have your priorities right.
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I believe you, I think, when you maintain that they’re fairly docile. To me, the ones in a row look kind of sinister.
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No, they’re sweeties. They like to come for a chat, though preferably when you have a tasty snack – a carrot perhaps – to hand.
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Ah! I knew it. They’d be after my carrots. I won’t share them 😉😁😂
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Welcome home!!!
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No, no, I’m not home. I scheduled this post while I was still in England. I’m still happily in Spain with the family.
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Have a wonderful wonderful time!
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Thank you. All good!
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They look curious but quite friendly.
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Exactly that!
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Hey, got any pumpkin? Mmmmm.
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I never thought to offer pumpkin. I usually offer a carrot, or cabbage leaves.
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Some folks here save their Halloween pumpkin to share with animals, sheep (and goats of course) among them.
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We don’t really do Hallowe’en, not having children in the house, so our pumpkins go directly into our own cooking pots.
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