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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Paul Naylor and son Craig of Bowderdale, overall champion at the always fabulous Wasdale Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 2d

Wasdale Head Shepherds Meet tomorrow. If today's weather keeps up it'll probably look summat like this from 2 yrs ago (not that there's owt wrong with that) #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 3d

#SheepOfTheDay below Bowderdale Farm and Yewbarrow, Wasdale

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 4d

Sheep inspected, paperwork done, that's Vic's tups registered #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 5d

Edward with this year's Rough Fell tups #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 6d

"Go on, lemme out, nobody will ever know?" #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 7d

Robert Wilkinson's champion pen of yows at the mart on Friday #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 8d

and thanks to Craig Fearon & David Harrison for judging their way through a lorra lorra tups

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats too to Andrew Nicholson, reserve with his shearling

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Stanley Jackson, his two shear tup was champion at Mitchells pre-sale show of Herdwicks today #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats too to Anthony Hartley, reserve with his shearlings, and thanks to Geoff Edmondson & Leigh Whitaker for judging

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to Robert Wilkinson, champion at Mitchells pre-sale show today with his pen of yows #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 10d

"Mind out of the way!" Herdwick in a hurry arriving at Broughton tup sale #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 11d

Aw, thanks Martin - been getting some good sheepy opportunities recently

Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 11d

Broughton tup sale. Checking ear tags backstage at the mart #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations too to Anthony Hartley, reserve with his shearling, and George Harryman, first prize two-shear

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Robert Wilkinson, champion Herdwick at Broughton tup sale today with his owd tup #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 13d

Broughton tup sale tomorrow - one of the highlights of the Herdwick year #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 14d

Eskdale Show: open yow class judging bottom right, final local champion judging top left (oops - where I should have been, on the ground taking photos) #SheepOfTheDay

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Bill Robertson @billplumtree.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations to Patrick Fitzwilliam & family, Herdwick World Champion for the second year running at Eskdale today, and to Glenn Wilkinson, champion tup (and best cap), and Tom Postlethwaite, local champion #SheepOfTheDay