He was quite taken with the many different kinds of sheep. He took most of the photos that I'll be showing here.
He didn't know that sheep have horns. And these had those very thick curling type horns. And they are quite large in size. Sorry, I'm not sure what type these are. (***correction, this is a cross between a merino and another breed, referred to as CVM I believe)
These are referred to as black sheep or chocolate. Again, I don't remember the breed. Sorry.
These I believe are Cotswold. Don't they look happy?
This is a Karakul. They were raised by the Navajo because their wool was strong and very warm. Also very rough, but great for blankets (ever see the Antique Roadshow? the black and white blanket was woven from Karakul wool.)
Another caramel colored karakul. Isn't she lovely?
This little lamb is a Bluefaced Leicester. Their wool is a favorite for people who spin to knit socks. Very warm socks indeed!
This is Aggie, she's a 7 year old rescued border collie. And she's showing her stuff! Nathan was quite impressed with these dogs.
This little guy is a Jacob Sheep. They usually have 4 horns (sometimes nature will give them six) and they tend to grow in rather odd angles. This guy is still young so his are quite straight.
Nathan trying the horns on for size.
A freshly shorn llama. Isn't she pretty? Her coat was a light tan with caramel spots. And she knew just how pretty she is too.
And of course the Fair food. As you can maybe imagine the "main dish" is lamb in as many different ways as you can imagine! Nathan had a lamb burger with cheese. I had bbq lamb. And we shared a cup of french fries. The trick here to find the french fries that were fried crisp! aAnd of course the large soft pretzel with mustard. This one was from a new vendor. Very tasty! And there was even a couple of ladies pulling old fashioned sodas (birch beer, sassafras, black cherry, root beer, yummy!!)
As you can see, Nathan is really enjoying his! Only 364 days til next year's fair.......
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