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Comment by Patricia on March 14, 2013 at 11:49pm I had actually seen the sheep herding on tv quite some time ago, so getting the video to post was a bonus. I think it was on one of the geographic programs, but can't really remember. Enjoyed it anyway.
Yes, we like living here, & wouldn't trade it for anything different. We live among the critters, & get along just fine. We try not to interfere, keep our distance, & just grab a camera if possible.
Comment by The Flying Atheist on March 14, 2013 at 11:43pm Patricia, the sheep video was so stunning, I initially thought it had to be fake. But as I understand the process and the making, it truly is stunning and a great piece of performance art. Very cool.
Melinda, so nice to have you back. I'm sure your pets were glad to see you return. I can just hear all the happy meowing. lol Beautiful picture of your kids.
Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 14, 2013 at 10:55pm Patricia, Extreme Sheep herding is fantastic!!!! Who would have imagined precision sheep herding as a visual art form! My husband and GrinningCat watched it twice on their laptops. Next on the 71 inch TV. Then we found a video that gave more background, kinda like the making of. It said the video took seven herders, 300 sheep and two days of recording. What novel performance art.
I envy your backyard wildlife.
That looks like a great place to relax, booklover. Thanks for the picture of your kids.
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Comment by booklover on March 14, 2013 at 9:15pm HI My Friends!!!! I'm home from Key West!!! :) It was AWESOME!!!!! Great family time, beautiful weather, good food, wonderful town, and so on and so on... How are all of you?! I'm not going to read through everything, so if something important is going on, let me know! Missed all of you, but it was nice to not be online for almost a week, enjoying the sun! I'll be back online tomorrow! Here's a pic of my 'babies' on the dock on our first day of vacation. Hope you all are doing well and can't wait to catch-up! xo~ Melinda
Comment by Patricia on March 14, 2013 at 9:09pm A lot of the snow has gone within the last week, but we had a lot this winter so it'll take awhile yet, even though it's going quite quickly.
Comment by Patricia on March 14, 2013 at 9:07pm Squirrels have a home behind us, & we have bear, deer, sometimes moose, eagles......etc.
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