(July 22, 2010)

This week for park day, we ventured to Farrel McWhirter Park. It used to be an old homestead, which was then bought out by a family in the early 1900s and turned into a horse ranch. When the owner died, she left it to be used as a state park. They have a bunch of farm animals to go see, so naturally, Jameson loved it.

We started out by chasing the chickens that were free to roam where ever they wanted.

We then checked out the baby cow and goats in the nearby pasture.

We went around the back into the barn. They had the biggest pig I’ve ever seen and the baby goats to watch.

See the biggest big ever!

So we’re in there checking out the pig, and can hear a turkey. The pen next to the pig is empty, and the goats are on the side. We can’t figure out where the turkey is until we realize there is a loft in the barn. We look up at this sight…

Half its feathers on its chest were gone. It kept looking like it was going to jump on us. Can turkeys fly? I didn’t thinks so, but this bird looked like it was going to. We walked back underneath the platform for protection, but then it would crane it’s neck around the edge and look at us. We decided we better get out of the barn. Just as we were about to walk out, the turkey jumped from the loft to the light fixture. Apparently, they don’t fly so well, but can hop really well.

We walked around the side of the barn and found the bunny hutches.

Back around the front of the barn, the goat and her kids were out in the yard. Jameson loved the goats, especially the little one that would lick his hand.

You can see it’s mom kept a close eye on her baby and Jameson.

It was nice that we could visit the animals, and it was even more nice that it was free. (Ella was there, but was asleep in the stroller the whole time.)