Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

Heckington Show pics this week.

This is the largest village show in England...well it is now! When we first came to Lincoln in 1988 it was much smaller but has grown so much that now it has taken over several acres of the farmer's fields but was originally just in the village recreation ground.

Anyway here goes and I'm starting with some specials for my dear America friends, hope you're around today Elizabeth.

I might say I was actually forced into this but it's good fun to join in.

The Indians were selling interesting handmaded gifts.

The clouds were dark off and on all day but it didn't rain until much later, after we got home.

This was the guy who persuaded me to have the photo taken and I didn't want to upset him as he was sat right next to the jail!

They certainly go to a lot of trouble setting all this up.

And you can see they enjoy dressing up for the reenactments.

The next few are a little more based on the activities of pour own country.

Very few people have coal fires now but I do remember the Chimney Sweep going to my parents and sweeping the Chimney years ago.

Tractors next obviously! these are very old but it's nice to see them.

This is where the Shows differ. 

As this is a village show you will see more collectables and the kind of practices that the farmers wives and children might have got involved in and some still do.

In the larger agricultural shows you would see new tractors and other farm machinery being advertised by the companies that sell them.

This was one of the plant and fruit tents.

Beautiful Roses for sale.

Gorgeous Cauliflowers in the competition. As allotments are still very popular throughout the county these would probably have been grown by gardeners rather than commercial growers though it is true to say that they will sell some of what they grow but it's small scale. I should have some of my own to show you soon but not sure they'll be as good as these as I've never grown them before.

Flower competition.

I fear my carrots will never look as good as these.

Parsnips too.

Lots of sheep!

I like these ones with the black markings.

These are a particular type of sheep common to Lincolnshire.

I wonder if you can guess what their name is?

As you can see they have very long woolly coats.

And goats too.

There were other animals but I think that's enough for today.

So I'll finish with some smiles.

This was Alfie when we got back from the show. 

I think he was tired! I have to keep remembering that he is only a baby. He will be ten month old this week.

Not sure what this position is but he seems to like it. 

I have seen even Giant Schnauzers sitting like this.

And Daisy was tired too.

I know these aren't the usual funnies but I'm sure they will make you smile all the same.

I have lots of photographs from the show but will save some for next week.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x