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Golden light bathes a sparse paddock as a flock of Merino sheep stand silhouetted against the late afternoon winter sky, their woolly forms casting long shadows across the parched landscape of South Australia's South East Region. The sun's intense amber glow transforms the dry pasture into a luminous golden canvas, highlighting the resilience of both land and livestock during a challenging drought season. Each sheep stands grouped together, their distinctive merino wool creating a soft, textured outline against the flattened, sun-burnished grasslands, embodying the stark beauty of rural agricultural environments. The composition captures the quiet fortitude of sheep farming - a testament to the adaptability of both animal and farmer in harsh environmental conditions. Fence lines and distant tree lines fade into the hazy horizon, creating a sense of expansive, undulating terrain characteristic of this agricultural region. The image speaks to the enduring spirit of Australian agriculture - patient, stoic, and inherently connected to the rhythmic cycles of light, landscape, and survival.