The big UK trip is almost here, and we’re prepping for the Edinburgh Castle Tattoo with a visit to the National Western Stock Show, and the Scottish Highland Cattle show.  Those bagpipes and tartans get us every time, no matter what the event. In today’s podcast, we grabbed a moment in the cattle barns with Audra Hall of Clearwater Spring Highlands in Brighton, Colorado.  Audra was somewhere between the fluff and fold cycle that goes on in a mad rush before the annual show and sale.  Elara was mesmerized by the flow of Highland Cattle hair in the big barn fans (Have you ever seen the winds moving over a lush grassy plain a few months after a generous rainy season?  It was like that.).  And then bagpipes, too.  With all of that glorious color, culture and sound – well,, a more fitting preparation for next month’s visit we couldn’t imagine. We’ll be posting all along on the trip, and we hope you join us on our adventure back to the homeland of many of our most important agricultural breeds.  What do we call it?  Tartan and Tweed Tour 2023.  The Rose and Thistle Tour.  The Borderland Bonanza.   The possibilities are endless, and we hope you send in suggestions for naming our adventure!   Links: https://www.cshnaturalbeef.com/ https://www.highlandcattleusa.org/default.aspx https://www.mshca.org/ https://www.edintattoo.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scottish_breeds https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://nationalwestern.com/   Support the show