In Monday's Barn Charm meme I shared a barn and garden near Sturbridge, Massachusetts with a promise of more to come for Friday Fences. Well, here's the rest of the story. This hand-stacked stone wall was on the edges of the garden. I'm sure that these walls were made entirely from stones dug out of the fields so farmers could plant. I believe that the ground cover in the foreground of this photo was lily of the valley--just not blooming when we were there. Here's a long view of the stone wall with a couple of little outbuildings that were scattered through the garden in addition to the imposing barn
(see previous post):
And then here's the surprise. When I looked over the wall, these guys were hanging out in their own fenced in shed. Now these critters are quite common here in Kentucky, but in the 90s I had not seen much of them. FYI, they're llamas, not alpacas. You can tell by their banana shaped ears and larger tails.
This llama "king" is taking a common pose up on this rock on alert. I believe that some farmers use them to guard livestock because they can be quite fierce and territorial:
And now for more Friday Fence stories and photos--and perhaps the odd critter--be sure to check out Janis' link at
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love the stone walls! wish we had them here, but not enough good terrain/material!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the stone wall fences we see in the Smoky Mtns.... Gorgeous!!!!
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Great shots! I love the rock fences. That llama on the left looks a lot like mine. My fence is here. http://edenhills.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/fencing/
ReplyDeleteI love stone walls. There is something soulfully soothing about them.
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Stone walls are wonderful - and I loved the llamas! What great shots!
ReplyDeleteWonderful stone walls! I love them! And the llamas were a darling discover!
ReplyDeleteI love those stone walls that they have in New England!
ReplyDeleteThose stone walls are so much more natural looking than anything else.
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing them when we visited New England years ago. On rare occasions I see one here and there.
I do know Llama's are kept here on some farms for guards.
Wonderful shots Faye!!
Yay Alpaca's!! Great find of stone fence thanks for sharing.
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Love the stone fences! I'm glad we have them here in KY as well. I can't imagine the hours it took to build just one.
ReplyDeletei love those stone walls. i should make the kids work on one when they are being punished lol
ReplyDeleteI very much like the stone walls of New England. Llamas are now seen here too. Apparently they dislike intensely all canines, which includes coyotes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for clearing up the difference between Llamas and Alpacas. Nice pictures and I love your barn pictures, too. I've been so busy, I haven't had much time to participate in these fun memes. Maybe during the summer I'll have more time for blogging.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Faye...love the stone, they really do tell a story! The Llamas are such goofy looking animals..don't you think???
ReplyDeleteMy dad had rock piles, which were fun places to play ... but I don't think we ever harvested enough to build a rock wall. There is a llama where I sometimes walk. There used to be emus in the same fields.
ReplyDeleteI should probably try and get going on some kind of meme to get me interested in blogging again.
I love stone fences
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I love the king on his rock :)
Ditto on stone fences. I'm always in awe at the amount of work they represent.
ReplyDeleteSo neat! I was not sure how to tell the difference between the llamas and alpacas. Now I know! We see a few of them here in PA, but they are not common. I love the stone wall/fence. It reminds me a little of the stone walls in Gettysburg, PA.
ReplyDeleteThose stone walls are lovely and look like they've been polished!
ReplyDeleteLove those stone walls... Sorry I been so quiet these last couple weeks, I’ve been really ill (now finally diagnosed with Whooping Cough even though I was immunized) and have had another very rough week.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of the king of the (very little) hill!
ReplyDeleteYou asked about the hike to Lake on the Mountain - yes - all the way across the parking lot and a bit of grass. The photo of the ferry was taken from the parking lot, but there is no way you can get both lakes into one shot, unless you are in a plane...
I classify llamas in the category of animals known as "The Ones Who Spit". Camels are the best known animal in this group. I have met two people who claim that llamas don't spit. These people challenged me to name the date and time I was spat upon by a llama, and the address of the YouTube video of the event. I refused to provide said information, as I do not respond to demands which include repeated shouts of "Ya can't prove it, can ya, huh, can ya? Yeah, ya big boob."
ReplyDelete. The worst things are wire fences, maybe it's the molecular structure of the alloy or just the amount of give in a fence, I don't know, but I've torn my jacket and lost my hat in a lot of fences. above ground pool fence
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