09 September, 2010

Baa-Baa, Pink Sheep.

As I'm sure you must know, New Zealand is a country known for it's sheep... white sheep that is... not pink! So as you could imagine, I was more than amused when during a road trip through Warkworth New Zealand I spotted a hill full of bright PINK sheep!

Being a vegetarian myself, I love animals (alive, not dead) so I couldn't help but ask Cam to pull over and let me take a few photos so I could show my friends and family back home. I'm still not sure if they were painted this color because they were due to see the butcher (God, I hope not!) or purely for the entertainment of passer-by's like myself...personally, I feel a bit sorry for them- I mean- what if they wanted to be white? Apparently the web-definition for pink sheep is "One who has disgraced his or her family by betraying their working-class roots by maintaining a yuppie and often metropolitan or metrosexual lifestyle" (or in simpler terms...Gay) Huh. Whatever the reason, I thought you might enjoy my snap-shots.



4 comments:

Louise said...

That is really bizarre! And cruel, as maybe they don't realise they are being laughed at. :( I think the last photo is particularly bizarre!!! What were the farmers up to?? :/

SoCalWendie said...

Hmm pink sheep...maybe it was c prank or maybe they are Lady sheep who dont wear white after Labor Day!
Well I did see a lady walking her little poddle mix that was Blue! Dyed with Kool Aid she said when I asked if it was safe for the dog to have color on his/her fur.

Bev said...

the reason the sheep are pink is for charity PINK stands for breast cancer in australia and new zealand and we have even had our cricketers and footballers wear pink to raise money for the Jane Mc Grath foundation....
bev langby

lori said...

You could and should make these photos into cards!!!! They are unreal but beautiful at the same time---the colors and content are so great! You could sell them there I betcha and here as well. Think about it! Boy, I scrolled down from your latest post and you have been soooo busy posting! I have to catch up!

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