Weekly Round-up

Yesterday we had our local Agricultural Show.

There was live music from the local Melodeon band

And gorgeous cattle

I would have taken this guy home with me. Adorable.

My kids asked if this was the kind of car I drove when I first passed my test.

They got no dinner last night. That'll teach them.

Oh well, I suppose I'd better show the sheep too.

Here are some Texels being judged.

I am only kidding about the sheep. I love them really.

Well, not these white faced ones. But I do love the Big Brother's Blackfaces.

Here are some of them in a pen, waiting to be judged.

And there were Strongman events.

Up, ...

Up...

...and over!

And here's the Maide Leisg 

(literally translated: The Lazy Stick)

We even had horses and Indians.

Sadly, I saw no cowboys.

I was glad to speak to one of the volunteers in this tent.

Help for Heroes is a charity set up particularly for servicemen who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan with injuries. They do a great work. 

The wee guy bought a gun. Can you believe it? A gun! 

He has plenty guns, but this is the only money he spent all day.

Here's the Builder....yes, the Builder...playing at battles with 

the wee guy.

What chance do I have??

Don't you love the old tractor, though?

Okay, enough of all that.

Total change of subject:

The girls went off to camp today. I feel lost.

We pray that it would be a time of blessing for their souls. This we want more than anything for them.

I miss them already.

Tomorrow, we'll be a much smaller family, and all our vegetables for tomorrow's dinner is from our own plot.

I don't want to bore you, but isn't that amazing?

It's been a difficult year in the veg plot, but this makes it very worthwhile.

How good God is to us.

Have a blessed weekend.