On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:08:06 +0100, David P wrote:

In article , swroot@farm-
direct.co.uk says...
X wrote:

I notice there was not much response to the thread:

"Bloomin sheep eating my blooms"

There is nothing in the FAQ on sheep, plenty on Cats, but Cats don't
eat your garden up. Are there any other suggestions out there on how a
gardener may keep his plants safe from sheep ?.

Hide behind your shrubs - then jump out and shout 'BOOO!' - they will
promptly keel over and die. Sheep are *always* looking for new and
interesting ways to die.

The day after you typed that a sheep failed to kill itself and made the
front pages of two newspapers.

The incident occurred on the north coast of Ireland, near Ballycastle, Co
Antrim.

The headline in the Belfast Telegraph (Northern Ireland's evening paper) on
Tuesday was:
"EASTER LAMB RESCUED FROM RISKY GAMBOL"

and today The News Letter (morning daily) had:
"LAMB IN A STEW".

The three-week-old lamb had gone over the edge of a coastal cliff and fallen
on to an area below high water mark. The cliff was not vertical but very
steep. The farmer could not get down to the animal.

It was rescued by a Coast Guard team using climbing equipment to abseil down
the cliff.

The drop was 120 feet, bounce ... bounce ... bounce ... the lamb was
uninjured.

--
Peter Duncanson
UK