Hector the Big Tup waiting his turn.
"Hey Maa, you do look funny!"
Hector is almost shorn. 
On Friday 10th July my friend Pat called me to let me know her little flock of Ryeland sheep were being sheared that morning, so Jim and I grabbed our camera's and took off for the farm. The Ryelands have very thick, soft fleece, it covers their eyes so the can't see where they are going most of the time, and it also goes all the way down their legs to their feet. Pat has two Tups, Jamie and Hector, plus four Ewes and a number of lambs born this year. The lambs are adorable, a couple had to be given extra milk by bottle and one earned itself the name Safeway, and I think another is called Morrison! I bought both Jamie and Hector's fleece, so now I need to learn how to clean and wash them etc., Followed by carding and spinning.
One of the lambs:
"Am I next?"
"Hey Maa, you do look funny!"
"I don't think we want to go there!"
Hector is almost shorn.
Hector leaving with Jamie following.
