The Castlewellan Show.

Look at that fair and beautiful maiden showing off her heifer calf in the cattle ring. She's related to me, the fair and beautiful maiden, I mean, yet I don't know the first thing about exhibiting cows or calves or anything bovine. But she does... and loves it too!

This is Castlewellan Show. An annual gathering of farmers and more farmers with their livestock. Where we spent a family day on Saturday, hanging out with the cows and chickens, horses and sheep, goats and pigs. And dogs. We watched dogs perform on a circuit all day long, through tunnels, over jumps and weaving through sticks. The sun shone... our first hot summer day here. 

 

Aaah. This picture. I absolutely love it. My dad, walking with two of his granddaughters.    

Picnic lunch.

Then to Newcastle for fish and chips, and loaded ice cream sundaes.

And an evening walk on the Promenade.

With a couple of eejits, who insisted they walk on the beach.