FYI: Louise.....(and some figs matters)

Lately I have got some questions about Louise. Some of you maybe know that Louise joined her new friends some weeks ago….

Well, I'll tell you - tête-à-tête - how Louise is doing now.

At the end of summer  Louise got sad eyes. She continuously "talked" to our horses, to the birds flying around, she talked to my wife and to me, she tried to talk to the moon, sun and wind……but nobody could understand her. One day we noticed she was looking at one direction and bleating. A few hundred meters away from her - in the distance - was a large flock of sheep!!
Can You Imagine! A large flock of sheep!! One plus one is …right.

First at all, we had to catch our lady. Not so easy. And then bring her to new friends.

Just a few seconds before releasing.....her nose and her eyes do not lie : YES, I SEE THEM!!!

The flock had noticed Louise....

An interview with the BIG BOSS....

An approval of the upper lady...

...and READY. Accepted. There are no objections. Last look at direction where we were standing, saying something like:

"do not worry, guys, it is OK" and "take care" and "keep in touch".... and she was gone.

One little happy sheep somewhere in the middle of  72 sheep flock...

HAPPY END.

Luckily we can see Louise daily, if she wants, of course. 

But .. I am afraid that we have got bigger "emotional damage" than she has got ;) 

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Maybe you remember a fig monster eating my figs last summer.  Looking back, I have to admit, it was not so bad as I thought. It is, however, crazy that still today, I picked some figs from our tree!!! 

Probably the very last ones this year. The quality (and the size) is not "triple A" but is just fine and eatable. I made a fig cake , as you can see on the picture. But it is going really crazy: in december, in the Netherlands, picking figs !!! 

There are no leaves left, I found only few dead under the tree. 

I dried one and I tried to capture its beautifully twisted form ....

Oh, yes,  the cake was very good :) 

Louise

Beauty Salon

Well, Louise visited famous Beauty Salon last weekend. Her hair was cut and nails we're reshaped.  

It was not easy. First she had to say goodbye to friends. Then I had to lure her with food before transportation to the Beauty Salon. And than, she was freed from thick hairy coat and on the end also her feet were massaged. Finally, she could join her friends again. 

And now, the summer can start......

Bumble Bee update/ Louise update

Bumble Bee

Some time ago I wrote something about my bumble-bees. Well, they are still buzzing in their nesting birdhouse. As you can see, 5 security guards are controlling the entrance now.  It is still very busy there:

buzzing in the morning, buzzing in the afternoon, buzzing in the evening and - believe me (or not) - they are buzzing also in the night !! I noticed when it is a cold weather they are buzzing- producing heat for their offspring.  Their house is now completely filled with all kind of natural organic material (small pieces of moss and  leaves). 

  Louise 

Louise is waiting .....

 Exactly 5 min past 7 o'clock (19, 05 hours) Louise starts with her daily gym. 

First, of course, she has to go to the toilet....

...than she takes time to concentrate -mental preparation.. 

ready-steady-go!!

Running and jumping...

...and on the end grinning ....

And the audience? 

ROFL

(rolling on (the) floor laughing)

Leaf Watch/Maple

Today I found a picture of a maple blossoms on Elenacaravela's Blog. I wrote her that maples in The Netherlands are in the same stage!!  I was, however, wrong. Due to unusual high temperature in the last few days the leaves rapidly unfurled, you can almost see it how it grows !!! So , Elena, I do apologize : our maples are miles ahead of yours  :)

So, I will post the picture of the tree nearby where Louise (our sheep) lives, taken just a few minutes ago.

 

And of course, I will add some pictures of Louise. After her dinner....

...follow her daily evening  playing with her toy rabbit.

Louise

Louise waiting for her dinner....

I bring you good tidings of great joy / Concerto for 2 voices

Yesterday was a nice day, first day with temperature above 20 degree of Celsius and the sun was singing a secret melody. Everybody was listening to this cheerful music but only happy few did understand the text. But the horses did. And they were singing loudly that everybody could hear this song.

…. grass is green, life is joy, 

everybody calls me Boy, 

I am so happy, happy, living is just fun 

and I am singing , singing under the sun….

(free translation by Artichoke)

And Mrs. Louise Sheep was humming a cheerful tune, too..

and the Mr. Rabbit's ears were gently trembling...

and even Mr. Pheasant left his hiding place. 

 I had to think about the song by Talk Talk:

Happiness is easy 

Be a friend to me