Saturday, September 25th defied weather predictions and ended up being a quintessential fall day. It was a perfect day for Cornell Homecoming (too bad Yale trounced the Big Red) and even better for enjoying the Festival at Bel Canto Farm in Trumansburg, NY. Fall colors have begun to pop up in Tompkins County and the drive out to Buck Hill Road was winding, pleasant and scenic. The festival was free and featured food, music, artisans and, the key drawing point for me: ALPACAS. Yep! fuzzy, quizzical, graceful and cute-as-heck alpacas.
We'd had the opportunity to see alpacas at the Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown last weekend but we decided that paying the $12 admission fee simply for the privilege of viewing these animals didn't seem to make sense in the current economy. So, I was psyched to see the announcement for this festival just a few days later.
There were an assortment of these wonderful creatures on site, at least 5 or 6 in black, chocolate brown and white from Bel Canto Farm and a lovely tan trio (including a 4 month old) from Cabin View Alpacas. The owners were friendly and informative and made sure to permit ample opportunities for petting these gentle camelids. There was a fantastic array of alpaca-related items on sale, including gloves, toys, hats, scarves and jackets made from alpaca wool that were on sale and we couldn't resist getting two tiny wool alpaca toys.
I suspect that one of my cats and my dog would love to have a herd of alpacas added to our family. Hmmnn - now that's an interesting possibility for retirement option. If I look into it, I'll let you know.
C. Cat @ 11:33pm on 11/26/10.
(Say, does anyone know how I can get the real Eastern Standard Time to appear on postings. I've started writing in the time on my clock because the site lists the time as much earlier. If you'd like to contact me, use this email address: CascadillaCat@gmail.com. Thanks!)
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