A flock of sheep is no common sight here in this part of Germany. Once a year though, at this time of the year, the meadows of our countryside are visited by a flock - it usually consists of 200 or 300 animals, some of them still very young. They stay at one place just for an hour or two, then they follow the call of their shepherd and the barking of their herding dog which keeps them together, and move on over to the next hill. When we saw them on the meadow right opposite our house today, we had to go out and visit them. It was a heartwarming experience - good on a cold, grey, and wet day - to be with these animals, watch them, and listen to them.Listen to a 25 minute recording of the day of the flock (at 13:00, a sheep sniffs at my recorder to see if it smells like something to eat) (it didn't).
(here's the download link if you can't stream this)
... and now for something completely different:
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happy hour for them too, it looks... you got inspiration and invented a new musical form: the sheepscape ;-)
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