Lochbroom Sheepdog Trials

I'm not an expert at what makes a good sheepdog trial, but I'd say the one here at Lochbroom  at the weekend was first class, and

 to be recomended, should you happen

  to have been in the area   

It was the place to see...

...and be seen. I wanted to ask these three

if I could take their photo, instead, I lurked behind the venison burger stand

and took a pot shot!

Five of the Ullapool Pipe Band arrived

 The sun shone (well, you can't have everything, but there was a patch of blue sky!)

The five pipers were on their way to play at a wedding along the lane at Clachan church

but stopped on the way to entertain us during the lunch

interval. They were excellent.

But I think the sheep were the best entertainment. They were stubborn,

difficult and not at all in the mood to play games!

One broke out of the arena and made a dash for the lane (too quick

for my camera!)

It was a great afternoon and for me the very best bit was actually arriving somewhere

and seeing friends and people we knew. It takes time to

make friends and I realise how easy it is to take friendship for granted. 

It felt like home and in our community. And that was a pretty

nice feeling to have