The fair took place at Mas Dieu, a small village west of Montpellier.
Before the shearing begins, 'le dressage des chiens'. Here a couple of cunning canines herd some ducks through a tunnel.
They certainly don't hold back at the start.
The traditional method of shearing a sheep.
Nearby kids getting a face full of fluff.
Looking back on a close shave.
The pack arrives...
Jostling for postion in the herd.
Dog on duty.
A shepherd and his herd set off.
As is tradition this time of year, herds of sheep and cattle are taken up into the mountains in southern France to graze. It certainly brings in the tourists. At this particular fair I was fortunate to witness my first sheep shearing!
2 comments:
how pretty! Seriously, there are some really nice shots in this (,future flatmate!).
World Cup is starting to become evident over here...:)AND I found the soccer sausages!
Anyhow, England sucked their first game (even if they won), despite the fact that Prince William came to my hometown to support his homies. In your face! :)=
Toodles,
Lamster
hi dave,
absolutely love your photos, as always! I'm going to Rome tmrw, to visit schazzy and maybe the others in bologna too! I'll e-mail you when i'm back, since i've an important deadline for my thesis tmrw morning, and of course still loads to do! Hope things are good in monty, xxx linda
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