The biggest day in the Orkney calander. The county show is upon us.
Extra boats and flights are lad on from the outer isles and half the population of Orkney will descend on a few fields on the outskirts of Kirkwall.
The weather is not bad which must be a relief for the organisers. A few showers are predicted but nothing bad and most of the day is supposed to be dry.
Bright and early in the morning we took the Orpington cockerel and the Dorking hen down and put them into their pens at the showground. After giving them a last brush down and picking bits of shavings off them there was nothing else we could do.
Eddie Cragie, who had judged at the Hope show came over to have a look at our cockerel and was really singing his praises, saying that he would love to take him home so that was encouraging.
We then went for a look round the showground before it got to crowded while we were waiting for the results from the poultry judging. This time the judge was from down south so we did not know anything about him.
Unlike the Hope show, we could not see anything of what was going on in the marquee as they had all the sides down and the doors closed while the judging was in progress. Eventually though they were finished and we were allowed in to see how we had done.
I went straight to the cockerel's cage to see how he had done and was really pleased to see that he had won his class (Large fowl cockerel). I knew that he looked good but it is more than I had expected and I would have been very pleased with any rosette.
I then went to see how the Dorking hen had done and was stunned to see that she had won her class and was also reserve champion. Several people came over to congratulate us and I was over the moon.
On our return from the show we got a phone call from Claire. Davis had a bad infection in his leg and was in terrible pain, so it was pack the hens away quickly and get round to take Dave to hospital.
Dave is not one to over react to pain but even he was obviously suffing a good deal. We got Dave to hospital and waited with Claire for an hour or so until they decided to keep Dave in hospital. we then ran Claire back, went home and had a quick bite to eat before going back to Kirkwall to pick David and Ann up from the Aberdeen ferry. Then back home, chatting until late and then to bed way past my bedtime.
A really good day though. (Apart from Dave's leg).
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