Like everywhere else on the planet, Australia has been hit by the Delta strain of Covid. Here we lockdown pretty much straight away (where I live locked down within hours of our first single case) which means we can’t cross state borders. When family things happen, you know, hatches, matches and dispatches, we can’t get there.
One affected farmer in New South Wales was upset he couldn’t get to the funeral of his aunt after she lost her battle with cancer. Sheep farmer Ben decided to come up with his own way to honour her life and using his ingenuity, a drone and a whole lot of hay, he filmed the clip below and sent it to be shown at her funeral.
I’m not sure if it has sound, but it was set to Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge over troubled water”. While it is a moving tribute to his aunty, the actual precision of the shape and the fact the sheep did as expected is wonderful (although it did take a few goes, apparently the first attempt looked more like the poo emoji).
Have you seen any clever gestures before?
September 29, 2021 at 11:44 pm
That is amazing. Humans are abundantly clever.
September 30, 2021 at 12:46 pm
I know. (and apparently have a lot of free time on their hands, lol).
September 30, 2021 at 2:07 am
Oooo this was on the news here a few weeks ago!! So awesome!
September 30, 2021 at 12:47 pm
I wondered if it went viral. It is very cool.
September 30, 2021 at 2:12 am
Oh my! How was this accomplished? Did the farmer put down a special treat food in the heart shape?
Deb
September 30, 2021 at 12:47 pm
I don’t think it was anything special, just the regular feed, but obviously the sheep were keen for it.
September 30, 2021 at 4:32 am
What a lovely way to honor her.
September 30, 2021 at 12:48 pm
I think it is really sweet. And it must have helped him as well.
September 30, 2021 at 5:54 am
It’s nice, but I don’t want a tribute to COVID. I want it to be a bad memory, one that is better forgotten.
I am sorry for all of those who could not get closure and those that died alone. I, regretfully, have seen the inside of an emergency room of late; too much compassion has been used up and the tired look in the eyes of the PAs and doctors says way too much.
I cannot understand the selfish child responses of those that refuse to be vaccinated. It is not human in its tenor and almost will not allow us to put this behind us.
Enough rant for today.
September 30, 2021 at 12:51 pm
I don’t understand it either. What’s so hard about getting a vaccination? Especially when you compare it to what happens if you don’t.