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9 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
gm to everybody but especially this sheepdog riding a trailer and clearly having the time of its life
we like to think that the sharply-dressed farmer is the sheepdog's personal driver, taking the pup to the destination of its choosing
"TAKE ME TO THE HERD"
"but you've just rounded them all u-"
"AGAIN" Close-up on the sheepdog.
Photo by John Tarlton. We love the range that it captures: from the shepherd's crook, to the tractor, to the very joyful sheepdog.

(MERL P TAR PH3/1/9/9)
we have so many photos of tractors Twitter and they're all good
Twitter please send us pics of pups with drivers

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a friendly request for visitors not to try to use the Magna Carta to seize The Museum of English Rural Life

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[twenty-five 13th century barons rock up at the museum entrance]

not again
if you are a 13th century baron and keen to visit the museum, we politely ask that you:
- please continue wearing a face covering
- book in advance (so that we can control the number of barons on-site)
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