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Merino ewes and newborn lambs cluster together across a gently undulating pasture under an overcast autumn sky. A dedicated stock manager stands vigilant, dressed in a navy fleece jacket and well-worn blue jeans, surveying the flock with quiet concentration. The woolly Merino sheep - some mature ewes with dense, creamy fleeces and several small white lambs - graze on sparse, golden grasslands typical of the New South Wales high country. Bare-branched trees punctuate the distant hillsides, suggesting late winter or early spring when lambing season is in full swing. A few young lambs stray near the stock manager's boots, their small forms a stark contrast to the densely packed adult sheep, symbolizing the ongoing cycle of pastoral life. The muted landscape palette of browns, greys, and soft greens captures the resilient spirit of Australian sheep farming - a delicate balance of human stewardship and natural rhythms.