Corny post title I know but if you know me then you would appreciate the humour!
A few posts back, I wrote about my Karoo road trip for Getaway Magazine which I illustrated with behind the scene shots taken with my iPhone. The story has just reached the shelves in the latest Getaway and so I can post with some of the images they used including some others.
In August last year I went to the Hantam Vleisfees, an annual event that is uniquely South African and celebrates everything lamb, literally from head to tail. This visit revealed a greater story, one that required a second visit and time spent with a few of the key players in farming and producing Karoo lamb and of course the sheep themselves.
The warmth of the people, the amazing open spaces and the passion for good lamb recipes should be incentive enough but for photography it is inspiring.
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Being raised around the sheep business, I loved your sheep pictures. These pictures remind me so much of my Dad’s ranch in Arizona. Hell, they almost look like they were taken in Arizona and how funny that a place so far away looks just like home. I also think I spotted lamb tails. Did you try any when you were there? My Dad would dig a big pit, put the tails with the wool still intact right on the coals and cover them up and cook them over night. We couldn’t wait to eat them in the morning after he dug them out of the pit. They were delicious. Thanks for sharing. Love your photography.
Thank you for your wonderful response to my post Rachel! It was so good to read how you grew up with those fond memories. I wasn’t brave enough to try the tails but was told they were delicious.