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Farmer Who Couldn’t Go To Aunt’s Funeral Because Of Restrictions Creates Massive Heart In Field By Herding Sheep

Not the same sheep as in the story. Photo by Phil Walter. Getty.

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An Australian farmer who could not attend his aunt’s funeral due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions arranged dozens of sheep in the shape of a heart.

Mourners at Ben Jackson’s aunt’s funeral viewed the drone-shot video of the pregnant ewes in the city of Brisbane in the state of Queensland, according to The Associated Press. 

About 270 miles away—across the state border in Guyra in New South Wales state—Jackson stayed locked down at the time, according to the outlet. The government of New South Wales recently imposed strict lockdown restrictions. (RELATED: ANALYSIS: Australia Once Again Proves It Is Basically An Island Of Prisoners With COVID Restrictions)

“It took me a few goes to get it right … and the final result is what you see. That was as close to a heart as I could get it,” Jackson said, according to the AP.

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson made shapes with sheep to cure his stress of handfeeding livestock during Australia’s drought. Jackson noticed the sheep would follow and pause at the grain he dropped that spelled the names of his favorite bands, according to the AP.

“It certainly lifted my spirits back in the drought,” Jackson said.

“This heart that I’ve done for my auntie, it certainly seems like it’s had a bit of an effect across Australia,” he added, according to the AP.