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July 2018, Derwentwater, Keswick, Cumbria, England. © Pete Hillman.
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July 2018, Derwentwater, Keswick, Cumbria, England. © Pete Hillman.
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Nothing like a cool drink of water on a hot, sunny day. Were a couple of the sheep recently shorn? I see there’s a “black sheep” in that flock. lol
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The lake had receded a fair way on this edge of the shore leaving behind a kind of watering hole. Then I watched as these sheep came running down a hill from a pasture to have a long cool drink. I believe the smaller ones are lambs.
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Love their reflections in the water. A nice encounter of the wooly kind!
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Thank you, Sandy 🙂 It was a very enjoyable experience 🙂
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Oh, marvellous. I had a lot of enjoyment watching the sheep down at this part of the water, the youngsters were head butting one another and pushing each other off a log! Such fun! And your reflections are fab 🙂
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It was a wonderful moment to observe. They appeared a bit skittish and didn’t stay too long. They must have been really thirsty. Thank you, Jude 🙂 I love this part of the lake.
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Me too. Actually I was quite taken by Keswick. The sort of town I could live in.
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I found there is so much to explore in and around Keswick, and I will just have to get back there next year. I used visit in September all those years ago when it was cooler and quieter.
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These look beautiful, alert, rugged kind of sheep! All of your photos are lovely and I think my fav is the 2nd one because of the perfect reflections and the alert ears of the lambs – those two are so cute! And I’m a real sucker for coloured sheep so I love the brown adult next to them!
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I am really glad you like them, Liz, thank you 🙂 They are always a joy to see.
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We don’t see many sheep around here. Cattle and goats are far more common, except for the show lambs that the 4-H kids raise. These are lovely, and the young ones always are cute.
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Thank you, Linda 🙂 I do enjoy seeing them, especially the young.
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Wonderful – I love it!
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Thank you, Anki 🙂
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Those lambs are just so cute. What a wonderful holiday you are having Pete. Wish I could fly over and join you…..cameras in hand (but then you’d have to carry my backpack and cameras for me, which wouldn’t be much fun for you).
I do so wish I could travel again.
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I am back home, but just catching up on going through the shots I have took. It was a wonderful holiday, thank you, Vicki, and I am sure you would have loved it there!
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Lovely sheep and their reflections, Pete! It’s always nice to see bright, shiny clean young ones.
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Thank you, Ellen 🙂 I love reflections in water and I always have an eye out for them.
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Great photos.
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Thank you 🙂
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It will come as no surprise to you that as well as moths and nature photography, and stone circles, and insects and Derwentwater, that I love sheep too. Your reflections and sheep are fantastic 🙂
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🙂 Thank you very much, Jill 🙂 Sometimes you just got to get the camera working when you get chances like this.
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Super images and reflections 🙂 I wonder what breed those lambs are ..
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Thank you very much, Julie 🙂 I wouldn’t know, bt they were lovely.
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