The Shepherdex

A wide, open green space on a shallow incline leading up to where a rocky outcrop marks the boundary to more rugged hills. A babbling little stream cuts the space in half, and there’s a little spinney near to the outcrop where it’s more sheltered against the prevailing wind. This landscape makes you want to yodel joyfully, or whistle nonchalantly, or at least sigh deeply and wistfully. This is an …