Deborah Cole
@decole.bsky.social
Artist, writer, walker. Sheepish about Herdwicks, Swaledales & everything between. Live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Free range in the fells, dales & commons of the UK. 🏳️🌈
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"Pin me badge on for us, Bobsy?" Edward Liddle judging at Broughton tup sale #SheepOfTheDay
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Pin me badge on for us, Bobsy?" Edward Liddle judging at Broughton tup sale #SheepOfTheDay
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Into the light: Herdwick hoggs heading for the exit #SheepOfTheDay
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Into the light: Herdwick hoggs heading for the exit #SheepOfTheDay
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"Herdwick female champion - Scarlett Ellwood"
"Thanks Grandma"
#SheepOfTheDay keeping it in the family
"Thanks Grandma"
#SheepOfTheDay keeping it in the family
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Herdwick female champion - Scarlett Ellwood"
"Thanks Grandma"
#SheepOfTheDay keeping it in the family
"Thanks Grandma"
#SheepOfTheDay keeping it in the family
North. Not the usual direction for “red sky at night” out here in the desert southwest. #auroraborealis #northernlights #SantaFeNM
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
North. Not the usual direction for “red sky at night” out here in the desert southwest. #auroraborealis #northernlights #SantaFeNM
A rare sighting of Susan at a show. Bravo!
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A rare sighting of Susan at a show. Bravo!
Tupper-wear?
John Angus's Herdwick yow showing off her new tail trim, all ready for tupping time #SheepOfTheDay
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tupper-wear?
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This weeks blog includes lots of beautiful artwork on postage stamps from all over the arctic! 🖌
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Reindeer Artwork on Postage Stamps. - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd
Recently, when researching something else, I came across series of beautiful, Mongolian, postage stamps highlighting the Tsaatan people's lifestyle throughout different seasons. After a quick Google I...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This weeks blog includes lots of beautiful artwork on postage stamps from all over the arctic! 🖌
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/11/07/r...
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/2025/11/07/r...
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Stoneside shepherds meet yesterday.
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Stoneside shepherds meet yesterday.
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
Overall champion: Kevin Hartley
Champion Swaledale: John Grice
Reserve Herdwick: Scarlett Ellwood
#SheepOfTheDay
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Congratulations to Kevin Hartley, champion at Stoneside Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Congratulations to Kevin Hartley, champion at Stoneside Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
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Stoneside Shepherds Meet tomorrow, last one of the year. At Eskdale this year, in the field below the King George IV - 10am kickoff (I think) #SheepOfTheDay
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Stoneside Shepherds Meet tomorrow, last one of the year. At Eskdale this year, in the field below the King George IV - 10am kickoff (I think) #SheepOfTheDay
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#SheepOfTheDay arriving at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet on a dreich morning
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#SheepOfTheDay arriving at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet on a dreich morning
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Three little maids: Daniel Simpson's yows at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet #SheepOfTheDay
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Three little maids: Daniel Simpson's yows at Borrowdale Shepherds Meet #SheepOfTheDay
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Jeff's sheep shed. Don't knock it - his lamb was champion at the Rough Fell tup sale 3 weeks later #SheepOfTheDay
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Jeff's sheep shed. Don't knock it - his lamb was champion at the Rough Fell tup sale 3 weeks later #SheepOfTheDay
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Walna Scar Shepherds Meet. Champion - Anthony Hartley #SheepOfTheDay
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Walna Scar Shepherds Meet. Champion - Anthony Hartley #SheepOfTheDay
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The peripatetic Walna Scar Shepherds Meet was this year held at Seathwaite in the Duddon valley, tucked into a field behind the Newfield Inn and below Caw #SheepOfTheDay
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The peripatetic Walna Scar Shepherds Meet was this year held at Seathwaite in the Duddon valley, tucked into a field behind the Newfield Inn and below Caw #SheepOfTheDay
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Walna Scar shepherds meet today. Champion yow, Richard Elwood; champion tup, Anthony Hartley. Anthony went on to win overall champion Herdwick, then beat the Swaledale champ to be best on field #SheepOfTheDay
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Walna Scar shepherds meet today. Champion yow, Richard Elwood; champion tup, Anthony Hartley. Anthony went on to win overall champion Herdwick, then beat the Swaledale champ to be best on field #SheepOfTheDay
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Walna Scar shepherds meet tomorrow, 10am at the Newfield Inn in the lovely Duddon Valley #SheepOfTheDay
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Walna Scar shepherds meet tomorrow, 10am at the Newfield Inn in the lovely Duddon Valley #SheepOfTheDay
Says it all. Thanks to the County Clerk’s office & all the non-partisan volunteers who keep elections & early voting going! A joy to be civic & civil. #Elections2025 #SantaFeCountyClerk #democracy
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Says it all. Thanks to the County Clerk’s office & all the non-partisan volunteers who keep elections & early voting going! A joy to be civic & civil. #Elections2025 #SantaFeCountyClerk #democracy
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Andrew Nicholson with the overall champion, Borrowdale shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Andrew Nicholson with the overall champion, Borrowdale shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
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Very brief appearance of a double rainbow over the shop and the half-term crowds this afternoon. #MyHeartLeapsUp
October 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Very brief appearance of a double rainbow over the shop and the half-term crowds this afternoon. #MyHeartLeapsUp
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In the pens at Broughton mart doing the admin on tup sale day #SheepOfTheDay
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In the pens at Broughton mart doing the admin on tup sale day #SheepOfTheDay
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Anthony Hartley judging at Wasdale Head shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
October 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Anthony Hartley judging at Wasdale Head shepherds meet #SheepOfTheDay
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Congratulations to Joe Weir and family on winning both champion and reserve at Buttermere Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
October 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to Joe Weir and family on winning both champion and reserve at Buttermere Shepherds Meet today #SheepOfTheDay
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Robert Wilkinson gathering his Herdwicks off Dale Head late in the day and bringing them back down Honister Pass to Gatesgarth Farm #SheepOfTheDay
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Robert Wilkinson gathering his Herdwicks off Dale Head late in the day and bringing them back down Honister Pass to Gatesgarth Farm #SheepOfTheDay