A Fall Weekend at the Farm

What a beautiful weekend we had on the farm...

We welcomed a local boy scout troop who volunteered to help clean up the trails. We look forward to them coming again in October.




The trails are wonderful with the leaves turning and falling---and no bugs!




The sunflowers are still blooming and the llamas are still enjoying grass in the pastures.




George watches over all the goings on from atop his favorite spot.





"He has made everything beautiful in its time..." Ecc. 3:11

What next?

In the last month we have welcomed a few new animals to the farm...


First came Jack. Jack is an 8 year old Morgan gelding. He's a beautiful boy and rides well. He's a little unsure though after having a rough start in life. Now that he's been here awhile he is starting to relax and learn to trust us.



Three days after Jack came, we got a call from a neighbor who graciously gave us Ernie. Ernie is a 23 year old Appaloosa gelding who is as close to bomb-proof as you can get. He's a terrific horse and so relaxing to ride. Adding him to the farm has been a tremendous blessing.



Another neighbor (don't we live in an awesome community?) gifted us 4 Indian Runner ducks. They have been named Abigail, Milky Way, Snickers and Aflac. It is such fun to watch them frolic in the water and Abigail is giving us an egg almost every day.




We keep saying we are about done getting new animals, but you never know!

Vacation at home on the farm...

We've often said we'd like to take a vacation and just stay home. That's just how our Labor Day weekend turned out and it was terrific! We enjoyed the company of some good friends we hadn't seen in several years and had a chance to relax and take in the beauty of God's creation. It was nice to pause and soak in the blessings of our farm for a few days.



Heading off on the llama trail. Mother and daughter pairs.


Sam/Willie and Nate/George lead the way... A big smile from Calvin and Whoopie.


Chris tries his powers of persuasion on Lolly. George shows Nate how to walk the maze.

Llama Demonstration

Our llama workshop ended today with a demonstration for family and friends.



There were parents, grandparents, and even former-kindergarten teachers in attendance!




The kids and llamas showed off their skills on the obstacle course.


Their hard work and bonding really showed.



Everyone then spent some time walking around the farm and getting the llamas acquainted with their families. Then the kids recruited family members to give the obstacle course a try.
They quickly learned that it wasn't as easy as the kids made it look--bonding time is hugely important when working with llamas.

Thanks to everyone for your hard work and for making this a very fun workshop!!

Farm Tour

We hosted another tour of the farm this past Wednesday.


It was loads of fun and everyone took a turn walking the llamas in the obstacle course.
Busy putting up hay now to feed the critters this winter. We sure needed to see this sunny weather!

Fiber Workshop...

Some fun pictures from Week Two of our Fiber Workshop...

Llama Workshop

Today was our first llama workshop at Agape Hill Farm.


We had 5 boys aged 8-14. What an awesome group of kids!

Theses guys were just absolutely amazing with llamas--they developed trusting relationships through exploring the farm together,

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hiking on the trail,



and starting work on the obstacle course.

I can hardly wait until next Thursday!