A little pony fun...

As my sister, Julie, and Mom are in the Shetland Islands at the moment, I thought I would take a few minutes to draw out some good lessons about geography and culture, asking such questions as: 

• Where in the world are the Shetland Islands? What is it like there? 
• What countries make up Great Britain? 
• Why would people in Scotland vote to remain dependent on Scotland (recent vote)? 
• Why are Shetland ponies so special? 
• How do they spin wool into yarn from sheep's wool? 

We enjoyed a brief discussion about these questions and watched this fun video, which is a local commercial in Scotland that my mom shared with me.  The class absolutely loved it. :) 

Here are some photos that my sister shared on her Instagram account. I included her captions, as well. Enjoy! 

Can't say I ever saw an "otter crossing" before, however we didn't see any otters! 😞 Drove most of the day, rarely seeing people but the Atlantic, the North Sea, lochs, and sheep abounded!

Went to the Jamieson Knit Factory today. The owner asked is we wanted to look around and gave us free reign in their factory. We walked all around taking pictures (he said was fine). A nice lady named Jo asked if wanted to know how to spin yarn from wool. It was fascinating!! Never EVER would that happen in America!! Then they left us alone in their store to try on their stuff and say just holler when we were ready to buy! 😳 Wow! #sotrusting #Shetland #lovethesepeeps

Love this little homemade fudge shop that specializes in something called "Scottish Tablet". It is like a creamy melt in your mouth type of fudge, very popular at weddings! 👍 #sogood #newfavoritetreat #Shetland 

Spent the day driving to Sandness on mostly one lane winding road, with sheep all over the place! Them back to Lerwick for a late lunch and a bit of shopping! 🐏 #stopforsheep #lovethisplace #Shetland

They have these "flotels" (floating hotels) in the Harbor to accommodate all the oil workers! #Lerwick #Shetland