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Merino ewes and their newborn lambs cluster in a windswept paddock, the soft grey-white fleeces of the mature sheep contrasting against the pale golden winter grasslands. Late season lambing reveals clusters of young lambs - some standing confidently, others nestling close to their mothers - their pristine white coats bright against the weathered pasture. Rusted farm gates and wire fencing define the boundaries of this expansive grazing area, with a solitary tree marking the distant horizon under a softly clouded sky. The mob displays the classic characteristics of Australian Merino breeding: dense, fine-wooled adults with sturdy, well-formed lambs representing the next generation of premium livestock. Dried native grasses provide ground cover, highlighting the resilience of both the landscape and the animals that inhabit it. This scene captures the rhythm of pastoral life in rural New South Wales, where generations of careful breeding and attentive husbandry produce some of the world's finest wool-producing sheep.