A farmer in Goulburn, New South Wales, has used a slasher and some
artistic flair to show his response to recent frost damage in the
state's south. Frost ruined about 150 hectares of Oscar Bell's best
canola, but he hasn't let it upset him. Instead, he's written the words
'shit happens' into what's left in the paddock. He says it's sometimes
the best attitude to have when facing major challenges on the land.
"I have been known to write things when slashing," he laughed. "And
after the crop was frosted we were lucky enough to be in a position
where we could feed-it-off to our stock. We were slashing some paths for
them so they could get in there and yeah, I was sitting on the tractor
and thought I'd have a bit of fun towards the end."
Oscar told his father, Geoff, who flies an ultra light plane, that the
paddock needed to be 'checked' from the air. Geoff, who's also a keen
photographer, flew over to discover the incredible literary sight. "The
whole paddock basically had interesting squiggles in it because there's
no method to where the sheep go, so Oscar followed suit," he said.
"But suddenly I could see these words appearing and there it was.
His deep-felt sentiments. It was an excellent way to express it really. Then
it was a matter of reaching for the camera and getting it on record.
I've got to say actually, Oscar's handwriting, I find hard to read, but
this was magnificent! He didn't use GPS or any electronics, it was
purely from the head. So I'm very impressed."
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