7/28/09 Little's in Willow Lake/Vienna, S.D.

We are visiting a high school buddy of Barry's, Larry Little and his wife, Janell. The guys hadn't seen each other for 40 years and have made a great connection. They own about a mile square piece of property on which they built a large beautiful home and refurbished an old barn and other outbuildings. They keep sheep as pets, along with peacocks, ducks, geese, guinea hens, turkeys, chickens, one angora goat, and three llamas who protect the sheep from predators. Janell spins yarn from all the fur animals. She tried teaching me how to spin, but I became frustrated and decided it was very unlikely I would actually ever beome a spinner so no use becoming more exasperated. It seemed like a fun thing to do. I was able to help Janell with some crocheting tho.

Some of the sheep and a couple of ducks.

Moe, the Angora goat

Alice and Miss Nibs, guardians of the sheep.

Alice. . . and who can't love this face??

Momma duck and almost grown baby ducks.