Inspection

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. The little one's a bit shy.

Group Exploration

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. The Bighorn Sheep rarely came down to the road.

"[W]e could have an outbreak out of psychotic sheep rampaging through the village."

Welsh sheep get woolly after munching cannabis plants.

A Saturday Visit to the Waiting Room

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Suburban Chicago, December 1972. I don't recall why we visited Mom's office that day. Perhaps Dad wanted to hang some more photos in the waiting room (where, like in most doctors' offices, the magazines were plentiful and outdated).

Notice the $2.00 charges for non-business-hours telephone consultations. I worked in that office as a receptionist during the summers; here I am sewing that blouse.

Easterscapes, in Three Takes

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Suburban Chicago, Spring 1965 or 1966. My Best Friend's Mom, Louise, decorated the house for every holiday.

Wool and Sheep

Yesterday, I again returned with a friend to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. The place is starting to feel familiar!

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Jefferson, Wisconsin, September 2015. "Ewe" probably know where I did most of my shopping.*

*ADDED: Yarn shopping, that is. I have four of those wonderful bags.

A Lost Sheep

Big Ben needs a sheering.

Merino wool is the nicest fiber with which I knit. Cashmere is delightful, of course, but it wears poorly, and it pills because it is so delicate.

Now, a company is marketing merino-wool activewear.

Curious

Columbus, Wisconsin, July 3, 2015. These sheep are bred for their wool.

Related by Marriage: Sheep Shed

Dearborn, Michigan, Spring 1958. Mr. Irene's Mom captures an image of the farm exhibit during her visit to the Henry Ford Museum.

Monitoring the traffic.

On Google Sheep View.

A "Lamb Gang"

The Year of the Sheep

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 2014. It's not bad if you're only expecting a sheering.

The Nativity display opens.

Melrose Park, Illinois, December 1960. The best part about a December visit to Amling's is the sheep. (I'm wearing those Mickey Mouse mittens.)

The Independent One

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1973. The Bighorn Kid plans to wander ahead.

It's Sunday. Let's get dressed up and go to the zoo.

Brookfield Zoo, September 1961. We briefly visit the Polar Bears, and then we head to my favorite spot: the Children's Zoo.

Unshorn, in Three Takes

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Near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, June 2014. "You came to see me?"

It's time again for the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival

Yesterday, two friends and I returned to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson.

We started the visit by pondering some of the bumper stickers in the parking lot.

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We're not in Dane County any longer.

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One uses angora yarns to knit these Bohus hats.

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Angora Rabbits.

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Show Angora Rabbit.

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Although we saw many angora rabbits, the focus is on the sheep.

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We watched some herding trials. We said, "That'll do, Pig."

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The lamb looks like a creature that isn't big enough for its skin. Think Lamb Chop.

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Waiting for the clippers.

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Cooling off.

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I was excited to see these puppies.

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These are not Border Collies. These are English Shepherds from Goochland Acres/Asylum Farm. The breeder is doing a great job of preserving the line of these marvelous dogs.

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The doggie wearing the yellow harness is a heart melter.

Another Pair

 Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1966. The Bighorn Sheep keeps her kid close.

"The World's Cutest Sheep"

""My girlfriend showed me a picture and I laughed because I didn't think they were real."

A Scottish farmer takes measures to protect his Valais Blacknoses.

"[E]ven within this small cluster of islands, there are knitting traditions specific to each island."

Knitting in the Shetland Islands.