![Trailing of the Sheep](https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5498/29661623363_781b194b6e_c.jpg)
![Trailing of the Sheep](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5677/29661714954_cfb0663d90_c.jpg)
![Trailing of theSheep](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5641/30257243496_ccb0d3e0fe_c.jpg)
![Trailing of the Sheep](https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5500/30292156885_7478bc3c1f_c.jpg)
![Trailing of the Sheep](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8551/29661726344_52bc423d1b_c.jpg)
![bird nest ball (such a good idea!)](https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5730/29661600133_1c5bdd3542_c.jpg)
![sheep dog trials](https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7776/30257234026_a4829d07d9_c.jpg)
![sheep dog trials](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5544/30176574032_574b6ddd94_c.jpg)
![attempting a group shot - too sunny!](https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8138/29661593963_6fda902c01_c.jpg)
![oh little l! :)](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8676/29661686244_df7578f860_c.jpg)
![trying another group shot](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5560/29995644600_281d4a2825_c.jpg)
![studying the grain in the field](https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5626/29995634470_60e6559640_c.jpg)
![goof](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8132/30176533592_7df3af7372_c.jpg)
![sheep hat](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5637/30257202186_ddd4e59b05_c.jpg)
![sheep hat](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5803/30257629506_c66d40a6da_c.jpg)
![my little lamb](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5493/29995753050_62ba195e19_c.jpg)
![my little lamb in his hat and sweater](https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5499/30206705101_cf19ea5bf1_c.jpg)
![wandering around Ketchum at dusk](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5588/29661765284_20c89a7f44_c.jpg)
![Ketchum at dusk](https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7519/30257301396_9a1e037bd3_c.jpg)
![Ketchum at dusk](https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5637/29661755294_7158da9ce4_c.jpg)
![Ketchum at night](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5718/30257295616_d0770ea287_c.jpg)
What we came home with:
![shirt for my lamb](https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5756/29661663933_dc350248b0_c.jpg)
![yarn from Trailing of the Sheep (even more beautiful in person)](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5601/29995203980_8a05888979_c.jpg)
![K's drop spindle gift from Tariling of the Sheep](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5654/30176092122_2e44513b84_c.jpg)
![Alpaca from Idaho!](https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5457/29661308334_cca9ef011d_c.jpg)
One of my big ambitions for the Trailing of the Sheep festival was to find some local, Idaho wool so that I could dye it with local plants. I figured if anyplace was going to have Idaho wool it would be there. Would you believe that every vendor I visited was from out of state? Most from Utah, Montana and Oregon. My bubble was burst. Then I found Wonderland Alpacas. They are actually located not too far from our home. I picked up a couple of skeins of alpaca yarn to try my hand a dyeing. The owner was telling me she could bring me more if I like it. I have been wanting to knit with alpaca yarn anyways. It might not be what I was envisioning but I think it is still pretty great.
Okay more to come. I think it's best I save anything else to say for the next post - my brain just can't seem to function at the moment!