Ben Jackson, a fifth-generation sheep farmer in Guyra, Australia, took that sentiment, well, to heart—in a very, very big way. Jackson longed to honor the memory of his beloved Aunty Deb who died after a two-year cancer battle. COVID-19 restrictions prevented him from traveling to be with her in her final moments. And he was not permitted to attend her funeral 270 miles away in Brisbane and mourn with his loved ones in person. “You feel a bit helpless on the farm. You want to be giving the family hugs and sharing the love,” Jackson told ABC News in Australia. So he got very creative. While feeding his pregnant sheep he used grain to choreograph the ewes into a heart-shaped formation. The sheep fell into the heart design as they munched away in their paddock. “My aunty loved coming down to the farm and poking around so I just thought a heart for her would be very appropriate," Jackson told ABC News. The scene was captured on video from a drone in the sky. It took a few times to get it right, but when he did, the result was not only seen at the funeral. The video has since gone viral and been shared thousands of times around the world. No stranger to using his livestock to tell stories, Jackson refers to this creative expression as “sheep art.” He has been known to place the grain in patterns and then capture the images with drones from above. As Jackson told 7News in Sydney, “I just hope that when I did it, she was having a peep through the clouds and was able to see it.” Next, Watch Google’s Sweet Tribute to Alex Trebek
