Tomorrow is Westmorland County Show, so today was always going to be a bit hectic. We are cutting back on our entries this year, so it should be manageable. Because the show is fairly near, and we can take stuff down the day before, and then the stock the night before, we have tended to take more each year. It does mean there's a good show of Dairy Shorthorns, but it's hard work - especially for James who sleeps in the cattle tent overnight. So this year we decided to be sensible and just take a few. In the end, the few is only three (the in calf cow calved a couple of days ago) and we've made the radical (for us) decision not to take the stock the night before. So Henry and James have just gone down to the showfield with a landrover and trailer full of straw and other essentials. And James will take the cows down tomorrow morning (4:30 am). Henry will milk and feed and follow on about 8.30 ish with our youngest team member (Robert). The food is ready packed (we didn't like to leave that on the showfield overnight) and we're hoping the weather will be at least fine (sunny and warm would be good as well).
Most of today has been spent getting the cows ready, but we took time out after an early dinner to go down to the road and watch the Tour of Britain whizz past. The rain had stopped by they got to us, but they looked a bit wet and mud spattered. We stood near St Sundays Bridge to get as good a view as possible. James and I both took cameras - mine rather basic (to go with my skills), and his more souper douper (to match his skills). I pointed the camera up the road and kept my finger on the button. It all happens very fast - dozens of police bike and marshalls flash past, then the breakaway and then the peloton. There's no time to refocus or change the zoom, just click. Out of the vast number I took, here's a small selection.
Most of today has been spent getting the cows ready, but we took time out after an early dinner to go down to the road and watch the Tour of Britain whizz past. The rain had stopped by they got to us, but they looked a bit wet and mud spattered. We stood near St Sundays Bridge to get as good a view as possible. James and I both took cameras - mine rather basic (to go with my skills), and his more souper douper (to match his skills). I pointed the camera up the road and kept my finger on the button. It all happens very fast - dozens of police bike and marshalls flash past, then the breakaway and then the peloton. There's no time to refocus or change the zoom, just click. Out of the vast number I took, here's a small selection.
One of the many police bikes
The breakaway
The Peloton (6 minutes behind) - with stage winner Mark Cavendish surrounded by the Sky Team
Lots of cars, imcluding Commissaire President
and then the last police car
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