Shearing photos at last…
04/30/2010 at 4:36 pm 4 comments
Thanks to my wonderful photographer/writer/fiber fanatic extraordinaire, Adrianne Shtop, for allowing me to use her fabulous photos. Here are some images from last weekends shearing extravaganza.
Tallulah in full fleece
Varitek before shearing
Tallulah getting into position
Seymour screaming his head off
Seymour in process, not a happy camper.
Flock of seagulls anyone?
The fiber, super soft and silky.
My first pass with the shearers, scary stuff.
Getting close to the ewe.
I love this shot, the ewe looks so relaxed.
That's lanolin on the blades, got to clean them every so often.
I did trim Seymour’s ’80′s hairdo so he doesn’t look quite so goofy now. And now that it’s been almost a week since my shearing lesson, I can use my left arm again. Shearing ain’t for sissies ya know 
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muppetfeet | 04/30/2010 at 4:43 pm
Awwww! I almost wish you hadn’t cut it, he looks so cute!
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Tom Dockery | 04/30/2010 at 5:28 pm
Shearing time is so much fun. Can’t wait to be able to do my goats myself. Looked pretty confident there..
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Adelaide | 04/30/2010 at 7:23 pm
Thanks so much for the photos and narrative. Very interesting. You did a great job with your first effort.
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Susan aka reddirt | 05/10/2010 at 10:07 am
You did good! Next thing you know, you’ll be demonstrating at the big festivals!