Brackenbrae Ultimate went out without his mother for the first time. He went for a long walk around the fields, down to the river, and up to the road to look at the traffic with his two big sisters and behaved very well, striding out ahead when he could. His mother Crystal took the separation quite well, she wasn't worried about him leaving the field until he disappeared from sight, then shouted for him for a bit, then grazed distractedly while keeping an eye out for him passing up and down the road. Uncle Jack, with far less excuse, made a ridiculous fuss, shouting all the time that they were away, while Uncle Lockie calmly made the most of the situation by quietly polishing off everybody's afternoon hay!
