This is Mary’s Story about the sheep. She often visited Williamsburg and Colonial Williamsburg since her son was in a Ph.D program at William and Mary College pursuing his degree in History. She loves Colonial Williamsburg and has walked every nook and especially the “back” areas off the main tourist scene. When they were there for one of their Thanksgivings, strolling the back, more farm like areas She spotted this’ singular sheep. The sheep was corralled in a large field like pen. It had plunked itself in the dead middle. It did not look particularly impressed with them standing at the fence. Over the fence She slowly went. She did not want to spook it. After all it pwas a sheep. It did not budge. She said that Looking back, if She had been wiser, She should have questioned why it was by itself. She said it did seem to feel threatened by her moving closer with camera in hand. Within four feet, it starting make loud, ominous sounds that were worthy of a large bull. No bleating for this sheep. It did not move but was staring her down. Slowly She knelt down in front of it and took the picture. The noises were turning into even louder menacing snorts. Still this Leicester long wool sheep was not moving!! This is when Mary said to herself, “OK, enough is enough!” She got the hint. Again, very slowly She stood up and backed away. She never lost eye contact with the sheep and went as carefully and slowly as She could until She was back over the fence to safety. She says “Looking back it was not very smart of her to intrude on this creature’s space but to this day, Sheep With Attitude, is one of her favorite pictures.” Mine too!!
Marys Photograph of Sheep Wirh Attitude