I just wanted to take a moment to share my mother’s day activities. Yesterday, I went to an alpaca farm in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. Some relatives came from out of town to share in the moment with my Oma, who is the reason that we went to visit the animals.
My Oma, a woman with a heart for animals, has been interested in alpacas for some time now. She read about how alpacas are friendly animals and became fascinated with them, so we decided to take her to see some.
Alpacas
Alpacas are pretty weird animals. They are related to the lamma and have long, skinny necks. Alpacas are valued for their wool, although they are eaten in some South American countries.
They are defenseless animals and kind of skittish, as I learned after visiting them. In general, they were less friendly than I expected, but there was a young male alpaca named Colonel Mustard (nice Clue reference) who was very dog-like and would let you pet him.
Overall, it was a nice trip with the family, and I’m happy that my Oma enjoyed herself.
Dude…how do you do it? This post was interesting and highly entertaining. Your recollection of the young Colonel Mustard had me fall out of my chair laughing. Excellent post.
Also I checked out the source to see how you did the Oma trick. Very interesting.
said Justin Cady at 12:30 am on Monday, May 12
nothing says Mothers Appreciation like some good alpacas.
said mark at 6:44 am on Monday, May 12
my brother went to peru and brought me back a teddy bear made of alpaca fur. its super soft, kinda ugly, but soft
said faith at 11:25 pm on Tuesday, May 13
Mark gave me his fur. Super soft, kinda beautiful, and soft.
said Luke at 12:08 am on Wednesday, May 14