Musings of a shepherd.

Counting sheep.

This morning I took the dogs for their usual walk across Wood field. On one boundary of the field we have an electric fence and one section of it was flattened. Most of the sheep seemed to be there but I had to count them to be sure that none of them had gone through the fence. Have you ever tried counting sheep? I got to 65 three times which would mean 2 missing. I counted again, 66 and on the fifth count I finally arrived at 67 Bingo!. There is a common misconception that counting sheep helps you sleep but I have to say that after this mornings efforts I was fully awake.