During the fall, we plan many family outtings. On Sunday, October 12 we went to a local animal park after mass. The weather was perfect – sunny, low 70’s and the autumn colors were breath-taking. Our son called the trees a “rainbow forest.” We had been talking about visiting this farm park since last year and today we drove the 15 miles from home to get there.
When we arrived, we saw an expanse of fencing, corrals and wide walkways. After paying for admission, pony ride tickets and 4 bags of corn, we started our walk. We were joined by a young, active German Shepard (our little man calls them German Checkards) that wanted to play fetch with a long stick. We were more interested in the baby goats, sheep, horses, ponies, longhorn cow, donkeys, chickens, ducks and turkeys, llamas and yes, even the ugly ostriches. Do you know they flounce as the walk? Their head is just so ugly. We fed them corn and continued our walk. We strolled through the park and feed corn to the animals.
We watched the dog run around the duck pond several times as well as jump into the water and swim. His attempts to catch a duck were not fulfilled. I have a feeling he never is successful but you could tell he enjoyed the game!
The big man took pictures and did a great job. Before we left, they kids rode a pony. As one rode, the other got to lead the pony around the riding rink. Riding Sunny, was the highlight of the trip. We spent almost two hours there – sharing the park with just one other family, so it was wonderful. No crowds!
We voted to visit again next fall. I am sure by then, word of mouth will have promoted this farm and there will be more families in attendance next year, but we look forward to that visit and perhaps there will be more people so we can enjoy the hayride.
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