Again and Again
January 31, 2010 by
Filed under Just Humming Along
It is cold outside and quite frankly I hate winter and cold. That being said I can put aside all that dislike for the weather once I get out in the barn and have one of these wonderful animals run up to me as if to say “What have you been up to. We have been waiting for you all day”. Now I know they are mostly interested to see me when I am going to get the kibble out for them so they can start their feed ritual but I still am thrilled with their apparent happiness at seeing me walk in the barn door. Marissa who leads the pack pushes to the front and puts her nose right up to my face. Her eyes are big and bold and insistent. She speaks for the whole group as she watches my every movement. If I am taking too long doing one thing or another she begins to make her humming noise. Soft at first and then louder and louder. I have to acknowledge her message or I think she may convince her herd to rise up and all start humming in protest. “I am hurrying Marrisa” Tell everyone to just wait. I have lost all awareness of winter by now and I am just enjoying the interaction between me and the paca’s.
Alpacas are creatures of habit and so we repeat the same ritual every night. They go to the same spot, wait for their feed. Complain about having to wait to long for me to get the hay as I stop to rub on a cria or mess with a fence. But they know and I know the end is all the same they get their food and I get a break from thinking about how cold it is. I only think about how my I love these pacas.
