Sunday, July 6, 2008

At The Farm

Someone told me, It's all happening at the farm. I do believe it, I do believe it's true. The llamas stand for honesty, alpaca's are insincere, and the chikens are kindly but they're dumb. The dog is skeptical of changes in her routine, and the farm keeper is very fond of rum.
Cats are reactionaries, guinea hens are missionaries, attack geese plot in secrecy, and Pekin ducks turn on frequently. What a gas! You gotta come and see. At the farm. At the farm. At the farm.

While it might not be lions, and tigers, and bears, Oh My, there are now animals at Gravity Hill Farm. Yes, animals. While the chickens are intended to earn their keep by laying eggs, the other animals are there for fun, enjoyment, teaching the responsibility of caring for animals. So, with no additional delay, let's meet our animal friends.

This is Marco the llama.


This is Leo the llama.


This is Gunter the alpaca. (The brown one facing towards the camera.)


This is Enzo the alpaca.


And these are twin llamas, Lisa and Mona. Apparently twin llamas are a rare occurrence. The individual who provided the names for the blog did not know which was Lisa and which was Mona. (It wasn't Farmer David. It wasn't farm owner David's wife Maria.)


Here are the various feathered friends in the animal barn shortly after their arrival.



And here are some pictures of the fowl in their pasture next to the barn.

























































Here's Farmer David with his new kitten, Edward the Gato (gato being the Spanish word for cat). Just as David's dog, Hule, has been a valuable asset to the farm in keeping down the ground hog population, the bane of many a farmer, David has high hopes for Edward the Gato to earn his keep in going after various other critters that tend to populate farms and barns.


OK. Hule isn't new to the farm, but any post about animals at the farm has to include a picture of David's companion, Hule. She is on the scent of something.


No, this is not a farm animal. It is just a really cool looking moth, or some other big winged bug.


Food is continually growing at the farm. Check the official Gravity Hill website for a listing of the different vegetables that are currently available. Long days and pleasant nights to one and all.

4 comments:

Cynthia said...

oooh, llama's and alpaca's--my knitting heart aches. I hope you plan to sell the fiber from these wonderful creatures!!!!

Anonymous said...

After my visit to the farm this week, I must say my heart belongs to Marco. ~Diana

Ian said...

Hi there,

Sorry to be a bit off topic here, but you were recommended by Jared Flesher.

I’m a big fan of farm/smallholding/rural issues blogs and I have been frustrated by the lack of a single place to go to for them, not just from one country, but from around the world.

Hence, I’ve recently started a blog called http://www.farmblogs.blogspot.com

The idea is very simple: I ask farm/rural bloggers who have been recommended by other farm or rural bloggers to recommend their favourite farm/rural blogs. I then link them to my blog roll, and write to them and ask them to do the same thing - that is to say to write to me with their favourite farm blogs. (I also post important stories on world agriculture. Or at least ones I spot and find interesting.)

I’ve linked therefore your blog to http://www.farmblogs.blogspot.com and if you’d like to send me an email to info AT ianwalthew DOT com with a few words about your blog, and about your favourite farm/rural blogs, then it would be very much appreciated. (If you can write a short posting about and/or link to http://www.farmblogs.blogspot.com, so much the better!).

Very much hoping to hear from you,

With kind regards,
Ian

http://www.ianwalthew.com
http://www.aplaceintheauvergne.blogspot.com
http://www.farmblogs.blogspot.com

jarvenpa said...

Makes me wish I lived on your coast.
The winged critter is a Luna Moth; very pretty.