Saturday, July 2, 2011

animal farm

who knew that there was a petting zoo right here in town?

the last time sean and i went to spend an afternoon with farm animals, it was at meadow maze in pitt meadows, about 40 minutes drive into the 'burbs.

this time around, we hit up maplewood farms in north vancouver a couple of weeks ago. for a mere $7 per person, we were able to spend a day out in the sun, walking around the spacious and well kept grounds and checking out farm animals.

there were:
* shetland pony
* sheep
* hereford cows
* jersey cow
* pot bellied pigs
* belgian draft horses
* icelandic horse
* roosters, hens, ganders and a peacock
* new zealand white rabbits
* and goats of all kinds

here's some pictures of us hanging with the animals:


guests are able to go into the goat paddock and find themselves on the webcam


goats and their chin beards


did you know that when goats poop, it comes out in a flurry of round pellets? gumball machine style. i cracked up laughing when i saw that


who could resist big ole' bunny feet?


bunnies chillin' side by side


love it. these bunnies look so unimpressed by our presence

so many animals, so many pictures taken. for a slideshow of our day at maplewood farms, press play or click here for my flickr.

2 comments:

Tex Montana said...

Always fun to spend some time with the animals...

Ling said...

next time we should call our friends and tell them to watch us on the webcam while we're in the goat paddock :)