Motorcycle Travel Series by @velimir 'Silly Me' (Part #252)
'Silly me'
I am about to sit on the bike and ride off, as I hear sounds coming from the other side of the road. I take my helmet off to take a closer look. The wooden stable is full of sheep. They are wearing their thick wool and slowly chewing hay.
There are younglings among them. They observe my moves carefully, as I silently come as close as I can. The older sheep don't mind me much. They continue eating their lunch and let me take a few photographs. I find these bunch really friendly.
I don't know almost anything about sheep, except that they are being shaved for wool. Looking at them up close, they are anything but cold in that thick sweaters they're wearing. Wonder if they feel cold when completely shaved in the summers. They must be used to wearing all this wool. Removing it must come off as a shock, at least.
As I watch them eat peacefully, somehow I doubt that 'they are too hot and we need to cut their fur' is really true. If they are really overheating in the summers, why did nature make it so? Would they survive this long as species if they were dying of heat every summer? It's probably just another 'rational' excuse for making money on animals.
People are good at finding excuses for doing whatever they want to do. Cutting sheep is not the worst thing, of course. Killing whales, elephants, rhinos, bears and everything else, under some false pretence, is what defines the part of humanity that never evolved. Trophy kills are the worst. I really disapprove beautiful animals being slaughtered for some moron's facebook ego trip.
But, such are the ways of the world. We could change that if we really wanted. But wait... I forgot that there are parts of the world where we are still discussing if teachers should carry guns and if lunatics are allowed to buy weapons whenever they please. Silly me...
Hay anyone, perhaps? :D
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Well done, beautiful story
For more creative guys
Great post
I've been spending my childhood among goats, buffaloes, hens and sheep. So, I can relate how good it feels. Thank You! Great post!
so am I.. I spending my chilhood with goats. every afternoon I have to find banana skin for goat food
they are beautiful, and the tiny one was cuter :p
AS far as their wool concern?
God never made anything useless,
I don't why people cut that wool.
Maybe for their own sake,
Their wool is just a blessing for them,
it protects them from the cold winter.
I enjoyed scrolling down and seeing each new part of your adventure...almost like I went on the walk with you! Keep up the great work! Beautiful travel photos!!@resteemed
Man your travel diaries are amazing. Literally loved it. Following you since i joined steemit.Nicely described with awesome photos.@upvoted
Yes, shaving is more human excuse than need of sheeps. But like you said, shaving was once of use to humans, today is for the profit, still use of it but that is arguable today...nice story btw 😁
Awww! Such a beautiful creature of God.
do you know The birth weight for lambs may range from 5 to 8 pounds. ...
How small they are when they born.
Really this is awesome photography . Day by day i am fascinating seeing your creativity . Your travel by motor bike is touching for me.
Because i thought some memory in my heart with motor bike.
SHow me your bike
Here, enjoy!
Sometimes people are really amazing. Have you ever heard of a sacrificial feast? religious holidays in Turkey. people are cutting the sheep so that you will be devoted to God. And almost everybody is killing the sheep that day. It's a terrible belief. unfortunately I want to leave the country in such a time. it is very optimistic to cut the wool of the sheep :)
lucky gods... if they need a dead sheep to be happy...
ah this is really, absurd: D