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9/30/10

Alpaca Farm

Open house at the Alpaca Farm!

Alpacas are one of the oldest domesticated animal

They are sheared once a year in the spring.

This baby weighs about 25 pounds

five week old baby




Getting ready to spit

This farm has 17 alpacas. Photos are of the females. The males
including Geronimo, are kept separate.

The white fiber can be dyed, so it is the most versatile.

Spinning alpaca fiber into yarn.

9/25/10

Omelette with Boars head chedder and Wenslydale
Playing with dry ice...sublimation










Looking through the drinking glass



Eye agate found by ME!




Margaret's agate




Margaret's finds




Mary Emma's finds... two pieces of petrified wood on the left

9/21/10

Camping

Camping the week of Sept 13

The girls roasting dough over the campfire.
Lake Pepin
One of the baby mice Margaret found.


rock, fossil, agate hunting...in pajamas









Playing in the park in PJ's


breakfast

eggs and hot cocoa


watching a movie in the tent.

Star watch





Hobo dinner!






The fort....we have worked on this all summer. We went back
yesterday, and it was destroyed.

B10














Had the place to ourselves...empty campground








math











Writing a story




LUCKY!


Writing a story


















One of the three pieces of petrified wood that Mary Emma found.


made these kabobs at home....placed them in a bag with marinade
and cooked them on the fire....YUMMO!






Barley is the best camping dog EVER!

View from inside the tent.


Bad storm on Wednesday night!
After being evacuated in the dark, we went back the next day to check out
the damages....lots of water...two broken poles.