Well, last night I really branched out into a new “genre” of photography. I made an appointment to visit the alpaca farm of Drs. Glen and Julie Smith on AYP road, called Cedarhill Creek Farm. What unusual looking creatures they are – very inquisitive about my camera and me. They have huge eyes and the longest eye lashes.
When Glen suggested I feed them and dumped some food into my hand I was a little anxious. However, he informed me that they only have bottom teeth with a hard palette on the top and it was pretty fun when they gobbled the food from the palm of my hand.
They have four babies in their herd of 40 – babies are called crias. The fiber from their alpacas are primarily made into sweaters. I cannot imagine how many hours of work it takes to make one after spinning the fiber into yarn. The quality and density of the alpaca’s fiber is extremely important and wow, are they soft and luxurious feeling. I like the fact they they each look different!
