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Black Berkshire sows and piglets inhabit a golden, sun-drenched paddock near Heathcote, Victoria, with dry grass and weathered fallen timber framing the pastoral scene. A mature black breeding sow stands watchful over her litter of small black piglets, who cluster around a metal feeding trough, embodying the free-range agricultural practices of rural Australian farming. Two young children sit quietly on an ancient, silvered log, observing the livestock with calm curiosity - a boy in a soft green shirt and a girl in a white singlet top, their bare legs and casual posture suggesting a comfortable familiarity with farm life. The piglets display the classic deep black coloration of the heritage Berkshire breed, their small bodies moving with energetic purpose as they navigate between their mother and the feeding area. Dappled sunlight highlights the textural contrast between the rough-hewn log in the foreground, the dry grassland, and the sleek dark coats of the pigs, creating a composition that speaks to generational connection, agricultural tradition, and the rhythmic life of a working farm.