[Leica] IMG : Cheap lawnmowers and weed-wackers ... DON

[Philippe]

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 à 13:35, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> 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 ...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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