Australian farmer mourns beloved aunt by arranging sheep in shape of a heart

Australian farmer mourns beloved aunt by arranging sheep in shape of a heart
Sheep form the shape of a heart in a field in Guyra, northern New South Wales, Australia (Ben Jackson via AP)

An Australian farmer who could not go to his aunt’s funeral because of pandemic restrictions has paid his respects with a novel alternative: dozens of sheep arranged in the shape of a love heart.

Drone-shot video of pregnant ewes munching barley in a paddock while unwittingly expressing Ben Jackson’s affection for his beloved Auntie Deb was viewed by mourners at her funeral in the city of Brisbane in Queensland state this week.

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