Early summer sun shone brightly on the South Otago A&P Show in Balclutha on Saturday.
Rides and sideshows were notably absent among the rows and blocks of animals, art and craft shows, trade displays and food stalls, but they were not missed for long, according to many visitors.
One remarkable new-old event was the Sheep to Shawl contest, in which seven teams of eight spent much of the day competing to hand-process fresh-shorn wool into a complete garment.
