I popped down to the Homestead here at Struan Farm one morning this week to run a quick errand. As I walked through the rose garden there was what looked to be sheep poo on the walkway. SHEEP POO in my rose garden. Not anything used on the garden, rather fresh evidence of an intruder.
Hmmm. I found further evidence near the drive. (Don't worry, am keeping photos of this to the minimum, they're rather unappetizing!) But someone had clearly stopped to smell the roses. I walked around the fences and gardens to make sure one of the hoggets wasn't hiding somewhere or trying to get back through the fence. We keep our roadside entrance gate closed unless guests are here for this reason. Don't want any stock getting out onto the road by mistake.
I'm sure hoping it wasn't one of last year's pets, although Pip was pretty adept at waltzing across the cattle stop when she wanted to. Surely not Pip! We'll keep an eye out to make sure it doesn't continue, and I've let Farmer John know too.
p.s. this is the sort of thing that makes me laugh at myself. I wouldn't have recognised sheep poo not so many years ago, let alone known enough to go looking for the wayward ewe, or made sure the roadside gate was closed. I'm learning!
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