I just happened to be driving in to Keswick and came across this little gathering. There wasn't any display saying what it was so I can only assume it was some form of local Farmer's Meet. They have the main Shepherds and Farmers Meet and Show at Rosthwaite down Borrowdale in September so I'm a bit flummoxed as to what this one was. The sheep were definitely being judged though and cups/rosettes were given to the winners and runners up plus it was being taken very seriously.
There was a good turn out by the Young Farmers who seemed to be doing most of the hard work. The gnarly old boys were mainly just leaning on their crooks and enjoying plenty of craic although a few of them did step up to the plate when the serious judging began.
It was something different and I really enjoyed it. There's a photography saying that you should never work with kids and animals...I wonder if they had sheep in mind when they wrote that because they are seldom still and have the nasty habit of turning away just as you are about to press your shutter release.
No sheep were injured in the production of this blog!!
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