Rosemary is getting comfortable with me and my camera, she doesn’t run away or back off any more, it almost seems like she is posing, something the animals of Bedlam Farm seem to quickly learn to do. I don’t give treats to sheep, they can swarm people if they given treats constantly.

But sometimes I just sit among them without the dogs and they get used to me. Rosemary is a beautiful ewe, one of the most beautiful we have had, and her wool is gorgeous. There is another sheep in need of rescue from the same place Rosemary and Izzy came from, she is supposed to be a fence-jumper, but so was Zelda, and I think we can cure her of that.

Once sheep attach themselves to the flock they rarely take off. I think we will go take a look at her. Maria would be very happy with the beautiful wool on these Romney sheep, so will the people who buy her yarn. I like having a robust flock, i am confident I can train her out of jumping.

That is important, because we live on a busy road, but Red and I can handle it, I think. Is this hubris?