The concept of a Portland Ram is confusing in this part of Maine, where Portland High School teams are Bulldogs, and Portland's cross-town rival Deering is the school of the Rams (and the Lady Rams...). However, in England, there is a breed of sheep called Portland, and here we see the #1 champion Portland ram in all of England, posed with his owner for a formal portrait taken by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the French photographer known for his "Earth From Above" exhibits of aerial photos. Before Arthus-Bertrand became a famous artiste, he made his living as a livestock photographer.
September is sheep-shearing season in New Zealand, where Richard and Arleigh, Norman's brother and sister-in-law, are in the midst of negotiations for a house that comes with three sheep on the lawn. They have named the three sheep, which were sheared yesterday, Curly, Lari, and Mow. The half-sheared Merino ram in the bottom picture here was also photographed by Arthus-Bertrand.
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