Words by

York Underwood

Photo by

Art Bicnick

Grapevine’s hardest working photojournalist, Art Bicnick, was out in the countryside this fall to witness réttir, the annual sheep round-up.

Every spring, sheep are tagged and released into the open pastures, only to be collected and organized in the fall. It’s a party, with drinking, eating and dancing (learn more: here, here and here).

Of course, this leads to the second part of the fall festivities, slátur (“slaughter”).  You can see that in the upcoming Part 2 of this photo series, The Silence Of The Lambs.