‘Hug a Sheep’ Day

Jago getting the lions share of hugs with Walter, Digby and Elton waiting their turn. They’re all a bit tubby after a summer spent eating grass, and their fleeces feel thick already, shearing is in late May or early June so they’re going to feel a bit hot by then. More torrential rain overnight has flooded the fields in the vale and the newly installed gates have closed the road to Hammoon. Water is pouring out of the pipe at the bottom of the paddock and into the ditch. A sunny windy day with hail showers