Honiton Show - Part 2

There is something about the Jersey Cow that other cows haven't got, isn't there - they always look calm and dignified with amazing eyes!

These Otter Hounds were the winners in their category.

Oh, she's just gone and chopped off a bit of my nose!

I just love these old tractors - the blue and orange is striking!

Oh, I've got a brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the key!

This one looks more like a toy tractor than the real thing! Those spokes look as if they came from a Meccano set!

Just chewin' to while away the time!

Doesn't this shorn alpaca have amazing eyes and eyelashes! Please take me home!

And now for some excitement!

The daredevil stunt motorcyclists! That man standing there is either very brave or very foolish!

As I said yesterday - it was a fantastic day out and I would recommend it as a good day out to anyone - it had something for everyone!

Tomorrow I will do a post on the butterflies and robin that we saw whilst visiting Cotehele - the National Trust property in Cornwall.

Until then.

June.

Honiton Show - August 2010

During the Summer we went to the Honiton Show for the first time. It had been recommended to us as a good day out. It certainly did live up to the expectation!

I wouldn't like to be chased round a field by this brute, would you? Those horns look as if they could do some serious damage!

Shortly after we arrived the hounds were being judged. I don't really know where I stand on foxhunting - I suppose I don't have an opinion but those red coats do look impressive!

The competition was fierce and the judges took their job very seriously indeed!

I really liked the Otter Hounds!

This one was really cute!

There were a lot of vintage tractors and farm machinery.

My grandad had a Massey Ferguson tractor - very similar to this one! He and my grandma lived on a small holding and I used to go to this type of Show with my grandad every year. Fond memories.

Tomorrow I will show you some more vintage farm machinery, animals and daredevil motorcyclists!

This week-end has been spent looking for plimsoles to be worn on stage during the Christmas School Play ("I've got to have them for Monday. Every one else has theirs already!"). Went here, there and everywhere yesterday trying to find the blasted plimsoles - it was so much easier when Woolworths was still around. Eventually found a pair in Stead and Simpsons.

Enjoy the rest of the week-end!

I'll be back tomorrow!

June.