This little kid’s parent must have had a previous bad experience with that wee kilt: see how it’s safety pinned to the shirt? Even at an outdoor festival, it’s important to maintain a certain level of decorum. Or something.

But anyway, the kid and the sheep (who were queued up for their turn at the sheep dog trials) were checking each other out.

New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival
Lincoln, New Hampshire
photographed 9.19.2025