 Rooster w/ Attitude |
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 She Gorgeous! |
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 It's a gaggle! |
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 This liitle one is a guy! Wouldn't have believed it til I heard him crow! |
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 Cock of the Walk |
 He, "Hmmmm??? What have we here?" |
 He, "May I join you, pretty lady?" |
 She, "Oh Charlie, not in front of the children!" |
 He, "Excuses, always excuses!" |
 He, "You asked for it! If you didn't want this why didn't you run?" |
 He, "I'm Outta here!" |
 Back to supervising the brood! |
 Back to being cock of the walk! |
 Aren't I beautiful? |
 And these guys are the enforcers..... |
 ...who keep watch on the farmyard... |
 ...and chase away threatening intruders! |
 "Hey! What's going on there?" |
 "Don't ask me! I'm only a pony!" |
 "Give me a minute. I'll come check it out." |
 "My goodness! It's a struggle getting up when you're so over-weight!" |
 "But give me a minute....I'm comin." |
 "It's just some lady with a big, black eye.... |
 ....**click** looking a me.... |
 ....and them." |
 I discover a Wiscasset Alpaca farm where.... |
 ...the alpacas are cute as .....as what? (fiber, wool) |
 ...well, as cute as alpacas!! What more could anyone ask?(fiber, wool) |
 Then on the way home, I find a resident female... (turkey, poultry) |
 .....wild turkey who isn't afraid of people AT ALL! (poultry, turkey) |
 Jan. 12: Then yesterday.... (fiber, wool) |
 ....we return to the alpaca farm. (fiber, wool) |
 Where the alpacas are enjoying the January thaw. (fiber, wool) |
 I'm posting these older ones so that I can |
 ...we head out to enjoy... |
 ....an old fashioned process and taste of the 'good life' in Maine! |
 The farm is a lovely, old working farm that has been in this family for generations! |
 The public is invited to come in to visit the animals that... |
 ...are part of the family and intimately involved in the farming process...they still use these horses for plowing! |
 An old plow stands nearby.... |
 ...as well as this antique piece of farm equipment. |
 Ron checks out the maple bucket and there's sap in the bottom!! |
 We find this sugar shack in the woods all by itself! |
 Then it's back to the farm ground for a taste of maple butter on bread...YUMMMMMM! |
 We say 'Good-bye' to sugarland! |
 Mar 27 and it's back to the maple farm where... |
 ...the sun is shining and... |
 ...it's time to harness the horses for a trip ... |
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 ...into the woods... |
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 ... where.... |
 ...buckets are emptied of sap.... |
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 ....poured into buckets and loaded into the horsedrawn vats. |
 It's a beautiful day for a walk in the woods. |
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 A back at the sugar house, the syrup's aroma is WONDERFUL! |
 And the sky is blue, blue, blue and.... |
 ...the horses are obedient and patient!! |
 But on the way, we stop at the ..... |
 ....alpaca farm where... |
 ....the alpacas are as cute as ever! |
 And this one is particularly friendly!! |
 On route 27, there is this gorgeous farm. |
 Mar. 25th is Maply Syrup Sunday and... |