Hi! My name's Sam and I am a Herdwick sheep. I live at Heathfield Ecology Centre with my friend, Wilf. Apparently I was saved from becoming someone's roast dinner, which I think is very lucky! I will stay in the orchard at Heathfield for the rest of my natural life.
Sam
Thursday, 2 December 2010
It's so cold - brrrr not baaaa!!!!
I don't like this cold, white stuff. I can't get to the grass and other scrummy stuff in the orchard, and if I do my teeth get frozen. Luckily for us Keith keeps our bellies full with other tasty food, such as apples, carrots and hay. He walks up to see us every night! Our shelter is lovely and cosy, with lots more hay to keep us warm. I think that Wilf is OK, even though his fleece isn't as thick as mine! He still doesn't want to cuddle up to me. I keep offering, but he's the boss, as he keeps telling me! Brrrrrr...
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Heathfield Ecology Centre Bazaar!
Hi again. I have been told that we are having a Christmas bazaar on Sunday 5th December, 12.00 - 16.00. That means that there will be lots of people coming to see us and buying jams which have been made from all our yummy fruit from the orchard. It is just as well that they took these away, as my tummy is getting a bit round, though Liz said that I have a lovely fluffy fleece.
They will also sell other things that I am not sure about, but they also cook delicious soups for lunch and cakes for tea. It is a shame that I can't eat THEM, but you can!
They will also sell other things that I am not sure about, but they also cook delicious soups for lunch and cakes for tea. It is a shame that I can't eat THEM, but you can!
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Lovely day
We had a lot of visitors in the orchard yesterday. They all came to see a nice lady, whose name is Brenda, plant a cherry tree. I was not allowed near this tree in case I nibbled it. It didn't have any leaves on it, though the bark might have been tasty! They all went off into the big house and left Wilf and me on our own. I did go back to look at the tree, but it had a fence round it!
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Oh dear, the days are getting shorter, but I am nice and warm as I have a nice thick fleece which has suddenly grown round me! It must be all that good food that I've been eating. The apples are nearly finished so I shall have to eat more grass, or see what is in Nick's garden. Wilf's fleece is growing back now which is nice for him. I did offer to cuddle up to him, but he didn't like that idea.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
A round of apples for me!
I love it here in the orchard. There is so much more to do than when I was stuck in the big, boring field at the farm. Wilf is feeling much better now and his coat is growing back. That's lucky as the air has been getting very cold and prickly lately. There are still lots of apples though - probably my favourite thing to do is eat apples. They are so delicious! Here is a short clip of me having fun eating them:
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Not just a big ball of fluff...
This is me! Don't I look cute?
I've been trying to make Wilf feel better by making him laugh.
Here's an ovine in-joke for you (I made it up myself I did):
Me: "What's the difference between a sheep and a cloud?"
Wilf: "I don't know and I don't really care."
Me: "Clouds don't fart."
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