Sheep Shearing on Tarabuckle Farm - Aug 9

One day a year. It's Bret the Shepherd's favorite day. And amazingly, we got to bear witness to it. For two quick hours this morning, almost 200 sheep got their annual hair cut by the professionals, the wool rolled up, packed up and hauled off. And my favorite part: the sheep who seemed to docile and bewildered during their "clipping" promptly scampered off the trailer once hey were released and romped out of the barn and around the corner with the others.

We were mesmerized. Jackson asked for multiple videos of different types (get this one, the last one, a time lapse, one for my class to see...) and when the last one was finished, Molly looked at me with tears in her eyes and begged to go potty- which she later explained she had to go almost the whole time but didn't want to miss any of it.

I was amused that the wool was clipped off in basically one piece then folded in thirds and rolled up like a rug.

Katie, the farm owner, was a delight to talk to and she encouraged us to go to the Cortachy flower show and spring festival the coming Sunday afternoon. She said she'd be there with her parents. I had a blast visiting with her and she happily scurried Molly and me inside to use the bathroom.

Such a thrill to get to see this whole operation take place. I felt like we were inside a PBS show. Everyone left amazed and amused for sure.