Freedom

Slightly decided today that he wanted a change of diet, to include fresh bird. To this end he scaled an apple tree, but his appetites were frustrated by the vigilance of the birds. His agility appears to be largely unaffected by his congenitally defective hind leg, and he was stalking down the tree limb with no difficulty.

The recent rains have not affected us in terms of floods, because of judicious land choice. The creek is running strongly, but that is well below the farm and poses no risk. The farm itself slopes little enough that landslides are no risk.

Our escape artiste ewe managed to get out of the northwestern bit of paddock to the eastern extent, which distressed her greatly once she discovered that she didn't know how to get back at feeding time. We drove her back into the southwestern bit with Bolivar and the larger flock, aiming to at least get her with the rest. We shall have to tell the sire of her lamb or lambs by gestation period and dates.