In our town they found a natural way of cutting the grass of the dikes: not with mechanical lawnmowers, but with a herd of sheep. This herd moves along the dike untill the grass is cut, and then move on to the next spot. Each year they pass twice at our house, so this morning I woke up from their bleating.
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The herd grazing:
Mother sheep was tramping to protect her young
when I came closer to take a photo:
And daddy was watching me too:
That is amazing! what type of sheep are they? I think that's a great way to keep down the grass - they should do that more.
ReplyDeleteHAW Brigitte
Markante kop heeft vader, prachtig.
ReplyDeleteHi Brigitte! These sheep are magnificant - that's the way to go, organic lawn mowing, I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful part of the world you live in - HAW!
OMG! This is beautiful! :o)
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome....so much more enjoyable than a noisy lawnmower. Those babies are so adorable...wow, what long hair!!! Thanks for sharing and congrats on your Deborah Award!
ReplyDeleteoh how wonderful!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are fantastic!
Interesting and cute looking lawn mowers. They do leave odd looking clippings though ... ;)
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos!
Wat een aparte schapen!
ReplyDeleteMooie foto's Brigitte!
HAW!
he he he he he! Okay this post made me giggle out loud how fabulously fantastic! I should be so lucky to have a lawnmower like these babies. he he he he he! Thanks so much for stopping by
ReplyDeleteAmai, Brigitte wat een geluk heb je zeg! Ik wou dat ik ook zo een uitzicht dicht bij huis had!! Dit lijkt me zalig om naar te kijken en je er gewoon bij te zetten, wel uitkijken voor de bok natuurlijk! ;)
ReplyDeleteAh! That's so cooooool! I'd love to wake up to this twice a year.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the Deborah Award, too.
I love that you use sheep to keep the grass down. Nice photos too. Congrats on your award, and thanks for following my site.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful sheep! Mama might be a little overdressed, but Papa certainly is regal-looking!
ReplyDeleteI love love love these natural lawnmowers too. I was so fascinated (they mow the riverbanks in köln) when I first discovered them in 1993. Lots of long walks back then to show my tiny baby (4 months) how interesting life can be.
ReplyDeleteWow, these pictures are amazing, Brigitte! And how wonderful to have these beautiful animals so close to your home. Honestly, that is so cool! :-)
ReplyDeleteo i love your sheep photos! those lambs are just so cute!!
ReplyDeletemy gosh, those sheep are stupendous! Love the look in their eyes (those eyes are saying: "Don't even THINK about coming near me with clipping shears!"
ReplyDeleteI wish I had hair like that!
Wat een mooie foto's. Moeder schaap heeft denk ik wel een scheerbeurt nodig.
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