And on That Farm...

We got invited to come to an educational farm, yesterday, with the kids' cousin Christopher and his preschool. We met and had a sack lunch, then started out tour in the dairy barn.


Here we got to see Sweetpea, the lovely lady in tan fur, get milked. They don't take very much at a time, but we got to see how the machine works.


The hayride was short but fun. Elena and Joseph were totally into the ostriches. The tractor pulls right up next to the fence, so we got to see them up close. We got to see eggs, too, and they're huge. I'm pretty sure they're the size of Joseph's head.


We got to wander around and check out all the animals, too. There was a section with native Texas wildlife so we got to see owls, javelinas, and prairie dogs. This is the bobcat--it's in the cage just above Christopher's head.


In with the farm animals--pigs, goats, chickens, turkeys, llamas, ducks, etc.--one of the miniature donkeys was poking its head through the fence, so Elena got it to sniff her hand.


We had a lot of fun and wore ourselves out.