Sometimes you just get attached.
One of our favorite ewes died last night while lambing. She was small and a little scraggy, but one of the leaders of the flock, a good mother and always greeting Brett and the farmers with some friendly sheep calls.
Jon sent me this picture (from last year's lambing season) of her with one of her charges. Despite all that Brett and Jon did to help her, she had too much difficulty with 2 stillborn lambs. She was a good one…
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