I would not have imagined Maria was such a skillful pig herder, an unusual skill for an artist. For that matter, I wasn’t sure what to expect with a border collie either – pigs can be nasty and turn carnivorous – we finally corralled them here, traffic was halted on the highway, a neighbor came up on one side, Red in front, Maria on the end, the farmer arriving with a bucket. Then it was a matter of moving them down the road. Maria and Red have unusual skills.