Fly away home

Here at Flutterby Patch in England's north country the days are growing shorter and the nights are a little colder and so we think the time has come for our much travelled blog-trotting sheep to return home.

Three of our most colourful butterflies are sunning themselves in the early morning sunshine in preparation for a very long journey.

And very soon they leave their sunny spot with instructions to fly to New Zealand where Chalky, Charcoal and Rose have been visiting their cousin. Hopefully the intrepid trio will have packed their things and be ready and waiting when the butterflies arrive to collect them. No more rough sea crossings or hazardous aerial flights for our brave flock, the butterflies will carry the sheep safely back to Flutterby Patch.

And sure enough the sheep are waiting for them. After each woolly animal is firmly attached to a butterfly's harness they are ready to leave.

Chalky is the first to depart and Charcoal quickly follows.

Poor Rose is understandably nervous and closes her eyes as her butterfly ascends.

She refuses to open them during the long journey home.

The three butterflies carry the sheep over many continents and oceans before Charcoal suddenly spots a welcome sight. Descending through the clouds a familiar English landscape comes into view. A patchwork of sunny fields and shady copses. Nearly there, just a little further to go.

And then Chalky calls excitedly to the others as their much loved land of misty mountains and sparkling lakes appears over the horizon. It was good to be back safe and sound.

Welcome home Chalky, Charcoal and Rose.
Your blog-trotting adventures are over at last.

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THE END
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I should like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the lovely bloggers and their sheep around the world who have invited the flutterby flock to visit them over the past few weeks. It's been great fun. 'Around the World in 10 blogs' can be found in the Flutterby Patch sidebar.

Finally a BIG THANK YOU to everyone (children included) who have avidly followed the adventures of the three woolly friends as they have journeyed round the world of blogs. Your many kind comments have been much appreciated.

Until next time,
Eli

PS. I confess the title of this post 'Fly Away Home' was inspired by the film of the same name. It's one of my all time favourites!

Comments

[Debbie]

Eli,
I expect the sheep are glad to be home in beautiful Cumbria.
It has been so much fun following their woolly adventures.
Best wishes
Debbie

[mummymoo]

So glad the flock got home safely, I am sure they will be looking for a long nap and yummy grass after all their adventures, thank you so much for letting me and us all be a part of their fantastic blog hopping :) and giving us an opportunity to make new friends too
xoxox

[Melissa]

Thank you so much for sharing this sweetness and creativity - just what we all need! Welcome home brave litte sheepies!

[Paula]

Dearest Eli,

Another delightful post of your charming sheep's adventures. I am certain they are glad to be home safe in the beautiful Lake District, especially with the nights already getting cold. I loved the darling butterflies, and Rose was so sweet with her eyes closed! Her little knitted bag is so adorable! How very kind of you to share your creativity with us, dear Eli, taking time to put together such charming posts and having your sheep visit so many different places in the world. I enjoyed it so very much, and must confess that I am sad to see it come to an end!

Love, Paula

P.S. I hope you are keeping warm and cozy. It is still quite hot here in Louisiana, but I can sense Autumn is in the air!

[Sandra]

Hi Ali

We (my four young sons and I) have been following the travels of the wee sheep - Mummymoo, who knitted Baaa-rry, is a crafty friend of mine.

I just linked to your site on my blog, if you got a ping and wondered where it was from :)