Rosemary is a powerful presence on the farm, even after one day. She is a leader, smart, independent and vigilant. I think she is still looking for her flock from the other farm. Two were left behind. This morning, all of the sheep were grazing, and suddenly Rosemary led Izzy out of the flock and made a break either for the barn or in search of her pals.

I yelled ahead to  Red to get up and “walk up” and he locked eyes with Rosemary and moved slowly towards her. She advanced on him with her head up, challenging him. He lowered his ears and tail and went into his now famous border collie crouch.

Rosemary paused, looked around, stomped the ground, and then turn and ran back to the other sheep. There is no way she would have gotten past Red, and if she did, it would be with a border collie hanging off of her neck. I think she remembers yesterday, when he got her into a special pen.

Breakout foiled. Fate did her usual spectacular job of running in circles around Izzy and Rosemary, neither of whom paid the slightest attention to her. She had a lot of fun, though, and it is always a joy to see her run.

Red is getting massage and laser treatments this and neck week, he’s walking stiffly after his brawling yesterday as we rounded up the sheep.