I came back from a Christmas luncheon yesterday to find Ellie-Mae the sheep standing by the fence staring at the entire gaggle – who were staring back, shrieking abuse, and looking as if they were about to attack. I halted to watch, and after a couple more screams at Ellie they wandered off. I haven’t the faintest idea what she’d done or why the geese took it so amiss, but they didn’t see what I saw after they’d turned and waddled away. Ellie opened her mouth, thrust out her jaw, and crossed her eyes after them. Possibly a comment in response, but she looked quite crazy and all I can say is, that it’s just as well that the wind didn’t change. I wouldn’t want a sheep around that looked like that all of the time.
Making faces
13 December 2012
I came back from a Christmas luncheon yesterday to find Ellie-Mae the sheep standing by the fence staring at the entire gaggle – who were staring back, shrieking abuse, and looking as if they were about to attack. I halted to watch, and after a couple more screams at Ellie they wandered off. I haven’t the faintest idea what she’d done or why the geese took it so amiss, but they didn’t see what I saw after they’d turned and waddled away. Ellie opened her mouth, thrust out her jaw, and crossed her eyes after them. Possibly a comment in response, but she looked quite crazy and all I can say is, that it’s just as well that the wind didn’t change. I wouldn’t want a sheep around that looked like that all of the time.