Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for viewing Don. Goats were shortlisted here too. But i. they tend to escape at the first opportunity, ii. you have to milk the females iii. the males have a knack at charging tourists, and tenders, which we wanted to avoid. iv. they DO stink ;-) At home we have a pair of these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_sheep No gas guzzling, no changing of oil, no shaving, no manucure. Half an acre of green grass and half an apple a day by way of a treat. Ideal for lazy guys such as me ;-) Amities Philippe > Le 6 juin 2021 ? 13:35, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > The same idea is used on some larger estates in Atlanta only using goats. > The "wild" portions could get pretty overgrown. After 3-4 days feeding a > rented troup the vines and undergrowth would be gone. > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 4:32 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Background of the photos : I live in a village built around a medieval >> castle and its fortifications. Regularly clearing up its glacis from trees >> and bramble to preserve the site and sights is time, sweat, and money >> consuming to say the least. >> So some friends and I have had the project of using sheep as cheap >> cleaners but this required an initial clean up, and electric fences in the >> downhill parts.That?s what we?ve been kept busy doing over the last >> months. >> >> It all started in the late fall >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-6341.jpg.html >> >> The mighty team at the end of the first day. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-6350.jpg.html >> >> >> Finally, yesterday was ? Inauguration Day ?, and the first four sheep >> were released. I might now find more time for photography as a result :-) >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-6.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-7.jpg.html >> >> >> The masterminds of Operation Sheep and, in his shorts, the shepherd who >> selected the sheep for their ability to live in these conditions. >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/2021-+Moutons+du+Glacis-22.jpg.html >> >> >> Amities >> >> Philippe, still on jab one only ... >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information