Straw bale works of art have been springing up on roadsides all across Scotland in recent weeks, to much delight and speculation from locals.
Yesterday it was revealed that young farming groups across the country were behind the creative sculptures as part of the Young Farmers’ Bale Art Competition promoting Scotch Lamb and encouraging fundraising.
Two Perthshire Junior Agricultural Clubs (JACs) in Streathearn and Bankfoot have been named among the six national finalists in the bid to find the best artwork in the country.
PICTURES: Why have these amazing straw bale artworks appeared along the A9?
After our story on the straw bales went live, our Facebook page was inundated with photographs of others the length and breadth of Scotland.
We’ve decided to pull all the images together. Keep ’em coming!
Some outstanding #Scottish bale art.
? via "Scotland from the Roadside" Facebook group with their owners permission #harvest17 @NFUStweets pic.twitter.com/aMgxwszPk9— RuralPics ? (@RuralPics) October 7, 2017
Fluer Baxter of Monikie also made headlines in September after her emoji bales grabbed the attention of passersby.
“Anything for a bit of a laugh” — Farmer’s emoji straw bales make smiley faces