Are you kidding me? How adorable is that?
These were my two favorite animals at today's living history celebration of fiber breeds. They were absolutely beautiful.
Posey, who is beginning to learn what various animals "say," is particularly frond of sheep.
"Posey, what does a dog say?"
"Bah."
"What does a horse say?"
"Bah."
"Alright, alright, I give in. What does a sheep say?"
"BAA, BAA, BAAAAAA!!!"
I think she knows the right answers. She just wants to talk almost exclusively about sheep.
Today's outing only cemented that, as she was standing nose-to-nose with a mother sheep who showed Posey what "Bah" really sounds like. It was impressive. Had we wanted, we could have counted all the sheep's teeth while she Bah-ed.
Posey was very excited, and spent the rest of the afternoon emphatically ordering every animal on the farm to say BAAAAAAH!
She was less impressed by the a1pacas' sweet humming.
But she loved helping to make homemade ice cream and sample the fruits of her labor.
And the carousel was as popular as ever.
While I spent far too long chatting up the a1paca people, my HSH and the girls went and played games, 1840s style. Bee's favorite was a toss game with a hoop and sticks.
oh my goodness...the cuteness.....
Posted by: ppb | Sunday, 27 May 2007 at 09:12 AM
SO Cute! Until they spit at you! (the a1pacas, not the girls. right?)
Posted by: lila | Sunday, 27 May 2007 at 04:02 PM
Just for the record and for future commenters, a1pacas don't spit at people unless the people are doing something really bad to them, like trimming their toenails or shearing them. Generally, they are much sweeter creatures than 11amas.
Glad you had such a good time! The girls are gorgeous.
Posted by: Mrs Figby | Sunday, 27 May 2007 at 05:02 PM
Oh, the girls definitely spit. And bite. And refuse to wear anything but white patent-leather shoes to visit a farm.
Mrs. Figby, it's nice to know that a1pacas are really better natured than 11amas and came1s, and that the woman who owned the animals in the photos above wasn't just telling me they're great because she was trying to sell me a couple of animals that cost as much as a car
Posted by: Bettie Bookish | Sunday, 27 May 2007 at 11:29 PM
>>And refuse to wear anything but white patent-leather shoes to visit a farm.
Well! One must look NICE when calling on the museum sheep and chickens and especially the exotic fiber breeds. Otherwise, it's just another day in CentNY.
And what ARE you feeding those girls that makes them positively EXPLODE with adorableness?!
10 days and counting!!
Posted by: lila | Monday, 28 May 2007 at 02:51 AM
Bettie, those girls are cute! Can't believe how big Posey is getting! Big change from just 6 months ago! Thanks for the photos!
Posted by: Norah | Monday, 28 May 2007 at 03:05 AM
Just so you know, you can buy a1paca geldings for as much as a nice handbag, rather than breeding stock for as much as a car. You know, if you wanted to have a couple around the place but weren't interested in breeding them...
Posted by: Mrs Figby | Monday, 28 May 2007 at 12:10 PM
Woman, you are one pet away from appearing on a very special Animal Planet episode of "That's My Baby!" Remember? Remember that episode about the woman and her Great Danes? And how she dressed up in a dog suit and crawled around on all fours, and the dogs looked at the camera like, "SHE'S A TOTAL FURRY! CALL THE ASPCA!!"
I'm just saying. When you're up to your elbows in alpaca placenta, let me know. I'll set the DVR.
Posted by: An' Beppe | Tuesday, 29 May 2007 at 02:40 PM
What cute photos!
Posted by: jo(e) | Sunday, 03 June 2007 at 09:42 AM