Residents in Aotearoa: Sheep World

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Sheep World

Last year, we drove past Sheep World when we went up north on holiday. Later that summer, Allie and the boys went back and camped there over a weekend. Allie reported that it was 'Kiwi as.'

Well, the boys were in the mood for another day's visit some time back so off we went. Here is a brief look at what we saw.

We have arrived

And were greeted by a grandfather sheep.

The photos, above and below show the before and after shots in the shearing shed.

We bought bags of food of course to feed to the critters.

One of the highlights, based on the time spent there, was the home made obstacle course. Jeanne and I sat this one out. The boys must have done at least a mile on it and Allie not much less.

Petting was popular

This guy wasn't furry like so many of the others, and his beak meant he wasn't a favorite of the petters, but he's colorful and so earns the 'final picture' place in this post. -djf

4 comments:

Dianne12 December 2018 at 04:09
what a fun very Kiwi adventure. I was impressed by the shear amount of wool from that ewe - it must have been such a relief for her to get that heavy coat off!

Thanks for sharing this family adventure - almost made me feel like a kid again!
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Doug Foster12 December 2018 at 10:21
I'm glad you liked it. You're only as old as you feel, right?
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Anonymous13 December 2018 at 04:39
I would have loved the petting of all animals and birds. That colorful bird made me think of "Arthur", our "Baretta" bird. She was actually a female we found later and she had a heck of a bite which she used on me all the time. I was nothing but nice to her but she always bit me. She never bite Fred. I think she was afraid of me being female as her former owner who was female was not good to her. McKenzie
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This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf