Wayne and I went to an alpaca convention this weekend. Why, you may ask? Because it was there, and it was free, and because I love animals!! There were vendors all the way from Peru to Oregon and California to Pennsylvania. I told one woman how absolutely cute I thought they were and she said " yes, that's the ways it starts." Well, if I had an acre of land outside the city limits, I would have one too...along with a pygmy goat and a few other critters. Maybe I was an animal caretaker in Heaven before I came to this earth because I just feel a connection to them. I think (with a few exceptions) all animals are wonderful. I can do without the skunk, the snake and the rat. I'll let my sister Margaret take care of those because she probably even likes them.

Giving his sister a hug

He is my favorite. He looks like a big old Teddy bear.

They weren't as tall as I thought they were.

They shaved the baby one but left his little face fluffy.

They come in lots of colors

There were two different types of alpacas. Those with fluffy poodle type hair and those with the dreadlocks. They were all adorable. I would go again in a minute. Maybe I need to get out more often.