Nobody Told The Lambs

TB and OLAHF have really fallen out over The Throwing Shoe. Won't even acknowledge each other and walk past staring straight ahead. Hope it doesn't last - It makes Myself feel very uncomfortable.

Such a commotion yesterday. And such a wrecking of My garden. We were invaded by 4 half-grown lambs, all being silly and looking for Trouble in the flower beds. (Their feet simply dig straight through any plant they stomp upon. And they do not look where they are treading.) He drove them out 3 times, getting crosser and crosser each time, propped up the broken bushes and then followed them back to the fence. Naturally Myself went along to help (at a safe distance.) All were safely back in the field and We simply could not find the escape hole. Half an hour later they were back in Our garden. This time He was very very cross and grabbed a long stick. Whacked the closest one. Hard. Don't think it even felt it. Its fleece was too thick. So He bellowed. They left. Over the tulips that had just started to flower.

Meantime She had phoned the farmer who came over. Lambs still happily racing around in the field so the farmer went back home. 20 minutes later She phoned him again. And this time was awfully annoyed with him as his lambs had chewed the new rose tips off and stomped through the hellebores. Back he came. Everyone went to inspect the fence. Which was perfectly intact.

Later on She went out again and as She walked towards the field saw the 4 lambs jump straight over the fence. This time He rang the farmer and She chased the lambs to keep them out of Our garden. Back over the fence they went. When She told the farmer he didn't believe Her - 'Lambs don't jump' he said. They argued for a bit and then He came out too and joined in. Told the farmer that he knew lambs couldn't jump and We knew lambs couldn't jump (very tactful that) but that nobody had told the lambs. Farmer began to dispute this again and was stopped by the sight of the 4 lambs leaping over the fence like woolly rubber balls.

In the evening the lambs were moved to another field with a higher fence. Not sure what is going to be done about Our rather wrecked garden.