Leif had read about several beautiful waterfalls by the Alsea Falls Recreation Site so we headed south out of town with this as our intended destination. Somewhere along the way we passed a ranch with a hand-written sign advertising their petting farm so we reversed the car right there on the road and pulled into the deep driveway leading to a farmhouse and barn. We were the only visitors to the Alpine Acres Petting Farm and a friendly farmer led us into the barn area to introduce us to the goats, Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, miniature horse, bunny and weeks-old calves. I fell in love with the calves with their huge eyes and gangly legs, but Joshua was quite a bit more apprehensive of the friendly animals used to snuffling up feed from yielding palms. He did enjoy brushing the miniature horse, but his favorite by far was the snuggly bunny safely nestled on Daddy's lap.
Here's Joshua, showing a much greater interest in the grain dispenser than in the adorable dairy calves!
We had such a nice visit with the owner whose dream this was that we never did make it to the falls! Another weekend...
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