They also had a little pony ride, and I put Jane on a little Shetland, and at first she clung to me but then when it started to move Jane looked around like, "Heeeeeyyy! I got this!" And then she just held on to my one finger as we went around. The guy running the pony ride was nice enough to take a picture, and nice enough to not care that Jane had turned her head all the way around to look behind us, and just handed me back the camera because he was DONE. It was magical.
After that I took a few kernels of feed over to the llama pen, and an obliging lama came over and ate out of my hand while Jane giggled away. When it had eaten everything, the lama suddenly looked me straight in the face, and slowly started moving forward, slowly, slowly, coming close and closer to my face, and somewhere in my head I'm wondering if I should back up, but the main part of my brain is thinking, "What on earth is it doing?" and it's mesmerized me, I'm just watching it come closer and closer, and then suddenly there was this monstrous PHHHH!! It blew a blast of air right in my face that was so forceful that it actually forced my lips open and its nasty lama breath went into my mouth! BAHH! And I laughed like some idiot and then this wave of hideous embarrassed mortification hits me and I start to look around to see who's nearby, but then I stop because I don't really even want to know if anyone saw it, and Jane's just eyeing the llama like, "The hell did you do to my mom?" Aaaand that was when we went back inside and I washed my hands and then I scrubbed my face and my mouth out.
Then I noticed the cow that all the little kids were crowded around, taking turns milking it. Jane and I watched them milk the cow and we stood up by the its head and every time the cow lifted its head, munching and munching with its tongue coming out, Jane would LAUGH and laugh. After awhile the kids left and then some of the timid adults started coming forward to take a turn milking the cow, including ME.
If you look closely in this picture you can see that I am TOTALLY missing the bucket and the milk is just squirting out onto the floor. I guess I was too distracted by the warm squeeeeeeshiness. I hope I just grossed you out.
Here's some more pictures for the road:
6 comments:
This was one of the most entertaining posts that I've read in a long time. Sounds like you guys had fun (um, apart from the llama breath experience - ha ha!).
I, too, laughed really hard and then had to re-read it out loud for Merri.
What a great story, and, Jane, as usual, is totally cute. When I was a teenager I took a girl friend to the zoo. She decided to mimic the llama up close. When it blew she got covered with spit - no more kissy lips that day.
Looks like more than just you got violated! Ew! I can't believe you milked a cow! just kidding. Jane is adorable and you guys really had an adventurous day at the farm!
That is so funny and gross at the same time. Don't you have a toothbrush and toothpaste in your diaper bag?
holy cow! I laughed so hard!
Post a Comment