The Ark

I drive by the sign for "The Ark Open Farm" several times a week, but it had been years since I've visited. Since both myself and my boyfriend Michael have a great love for the four-legged creatures of the world, we thought it would be nice to spend a few hours there at the weekend.

Our first stop was the yard, where we met horses, donkeys, pigs, alpacas and cows. However, the farm wasn't only home to your typical farm-yard creatures, but to a wide variety that included some I thought I'd only see at the zoo.

Bringing me back to my memories of birthday parties at the farm was the "Pets Corner" area. I felt like a child again, becoming giddy as I got to hold the baby animals, including the loveliest, little, Lionhead Rabbit.

The farm staff noticed I had been taking pictures of everything in sight, so invited us to see and photograph the animals in a new area of the farm, not yet ready for public viewing. This included 6 month old Red Squirrels and a young Pygmy Hedgehog. They even took the tarantula out for a walkabout.

The farm was also home to a few different species of deer. Though most were a bit skittish, there was one Sika Deer who was curious enough to get quite close to us.