Here’s something fun from the UK paper the Telegraph: Irish farmers taking pictures of themselves on mobile phones. The farm animals add that certain je ne sais quoi.
Emily Gosden has the story.
“Photos of Irish farmers taking ‘selfie’ photos with their livestock have gone viral,” writes Gosden, “being republished on dozens of news sites around the world. …
“The snapshots were originally submitted to the Irish Farmers Journal for its ‘selfie on the farm’ competition. Ten finalists picked by the journal include a photo by Patricia Farrelly from Ballyjamesduff, posing with a goose and an axe, and a shot entitled ‘two fine beards’ by Peter Desmond from Ballinhassig, sporting a beard and posing alongside a bearded goat.”
Photo: Irish Farmers Journal/Facebook
Farmer P.J. Ryan from Newport, County Tipperary, in his prize-winning selfie. The picture was submitted by his daughter Aisling.
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Those pictures make me ridiculously happy! Love them!
KerryCan, I think you must be a basically happy person. It’s such a gift to be made “ridiculously happy” by small, delightful things like Irish farmers taking selfies.
I’m pretty happy in general but I was also born a farm girl and I love anything that tweaks stereotypes about farmers! And, really, is there anything cuter than an Irish farmer?!
They are cute, and they are hip.