Reflections on Sheep Sheering

This suburban kid got to experience another farm adventure this weekend. In case you don't know, my in-laws raise sheep at their farm in Carroll County, Ohio. Actually, it's not really profitable as a business (both of Kathi's parents are retired teachers) but they keep about dozen sheep as a hobby. Anyway, this weekend was sheering day for the sheep. Kathi's dad hired a sheep sheerer to come to the farm in order to shave them down to their skivvies, and I got to help. Don't get too excited. Basically, my job was to help wrangle the sheep from their pen to the sheerer who then did his job. Regardless, it was an adventure. They are very uncooperative animals.