Clik here to view.
When Little Bo Peep (almost) lost her sheep
“Rrrrrrrr tay” I trilled, trying to copy the way that French shepherds rolled their r’s in a sort of high-pitched Spanish accent when they called their sheep. “Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” The sheep stayed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My other life
By day, I’m an office manager. By night… …when no-one else is around to do it, I pick up my shepherd’s crook and do my best to bring this lot back to the sheep barn. My first difficulty is actually...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sunday mornings
The sheep head off into the mountains behind the farm nearly every morning. But on Sundays they graze in pastures next to our house So I have the pleasure of waking up to the gentle sound of bells…....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five generations of shepherds
Sometimes I bring the sheep back to the barn, but most days I just leave it to the expert. He somehow manages to send the dogs half-way up a mountain and then have them bring the sheep down at a trot....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The hired help
Nobody loves the sheep as much as our two sheepdogs, Flossy and Elfie. And nobody enjoys going to work as much as they do. The highlight of their day is when the doors to the sheep barn open and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rent a mountain
One of the things I love about hiking is that you never know what you’re going to see. We were expecting this view over Le Lac de Serreponçon, Europe’s second biggest artificiel lake: But we didn’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheep by night
The days are already a lot shorter and now when we bring the sheep back down to the barn at 8pm it is almost dusk. It’s very dusty, very hot and the sheep, like us want to get home as quickly as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Our highest field
The drought and heat of the summer are finally having repercussions on the land here. Apart from a couple of storms, we haven’t really had any rain since the beginning of June. The lack of water means...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I’ve moved!
Hey there! I’ve moved, or at least the blog has. You can find me at: http://kathysamuelphotos.com/blog Please feel free to pop by for a visit! Kathy
View Article