13 April

The Old Sheep In The Garden

by Jon Katz
The Old Garden Sheep
The Old Garden Sheep

I found the Old Sheep in the garden at our first Bedlam Farm. it was buried in the farm’s original garden, one of the oldest things I found there. We brushed it off, planted it in the garden and brought it to our new farm, where it occupies a corner of a garden and peers out from behind a rock. I don’t really know how old he or she is, but I amĀ  struck by this old and entrenched creature.

A farmer told me once that these old garden ornaments were powerful medicine, it was said that they healed, kept evil spirits away, and blessed the productivity of the farm. She was buried under a ton of snow all winter, she finally peered out last week.

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