Wait! What does that sign say?
Let's go check it out...
Awwwww.
But these guys were a little shy. A little twitchy. And they preferred to stay in the shed. It's hard to take good photos of twitchy alpaca in low light conditions.
Sometimes I got a good shot...
...and sometimes not.
Defeated by shutter lag once again.
I risked one shot with flash.
He (she?) didn't seem too freaked out by it.
Later they stampeded outside where the light conditions were better. This guy was determined to pose artfully and gracefully.
He posed. And posed. And posed. No problem with shutter lag there.
No problem with shutter lag with these guys, either.
There was more to see than just the animals. There were these wee cuties:
And fleece:
And last but not least, yarn:
The pink and orange and red skeins are dyed with KoolAid, the turquoise one with some less-toxic-than-usual chemical dye. The brown are undyed from the darkest alpaca. One of the undyed skeins in front came home with me. It is the softest, yummiest stuff ever. I think I might use it to knit something for Rina.
I had company on this outing. Matthew and Rina:
My boy is in love.
