On one of my early morning kayak paddles on the Alblas River I passed a sheep pasture that caught my eye.
The sheep fence is held together with baler twine. This sheep fence could be one of the many sheep fences from my childhood as my father used baler twine to hold together fences, gates, mend holes in the fence, and to tie the legs of unruly sheep to hobble them to keep them from jumping or crawling under fences.
“This Dutch sheep farmer could be related to my Dad” I thought as I saw this fence on a prior paddle but had failed to take a picture as I passed by heading towards the local windmill. On this perfect early morning, the light was just right, the wind was still, and the posing reflective sheep make for an interesting photo opportunity.
“What is that floating on the water?” said the sheep to the paddler on the water
“Hey, Look at that… a sheep.” thought the sheep.
“Nice looking gal.” The sheep continued to ponder
“I’ll pretend I don’t see her, maybe she will go away.” the sheep continued…
“Well, look at that, she is following me.” the sheep thought as the boat moved on to continue the morning paddle.
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I am impressed with your reflective moments, as you were paddling past a sheep farm. I especially liked the way you told the imaginative story with the wonderful images you captured. Have a great weekend!
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I liked in rural Kansas when I was a teen, and lots of fences there were also held together with baling wire. That stuff was used for assorted purposes all over the farms.
And thanks for the photos and dialogue of the sheep!
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Ann, thanks as always for stopping by my blog. Baler twine has many uses on the farm for sure. I also remember using it to pull lambs when the mother sheep gave birth to one with issues. The skills I have if I need them in a pinch!
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Cute sheep story and pictures!
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Interesting shots – probably like the second one the best – almost as if it is actually talking to the lady in the water.
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Thanks. I missed a really cool shot that morning of three geese who were looking at me over the river bank. By the time I fished my camera out the shot was gone. The sheep just happened while I was getting shots of the fence. It was sort of magic and pretty cool.
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