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Background Research: Meet the Alpaca

Love at first sight. That was me and the alpaca. “If we ever purchase land, we’re getting alpacas,” I told my husband. Fast forward quite a few years, and I still don’t have any alpacas. Some of my characters, however, do own alpacas. Facts about farming alpacas: 1....

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Thirteen Favorite Animal Encounters

Regular visitors to my blog will know how much I enjoy travel. When the travel is combined with seeing animals in their natural habitat, I’m there because there is something very special about viewing animals on their home turf. Here are some of my favorite animal...

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A Dose of Cute Animals

Since I’m deep in edit territory I thought I’d give you cute today with some of the animal photos I’ve taken over the years. “Hey, what are you staring at?” “Aw, why can’t I have a more modern style?” “Who are you calling baldy? Have you looked in the mirror lately?”...

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My What Big Eyes You Have!

Here's another alpaca shot, taken during our visit to the Sydney Easter show earlier this year. To see more animal photos visit Camera Critters.

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Fancy a Chat?

I took this photo at the Sydney Easter Show earlier this year. This alpaca had a long conversation with me. I'm not sure what he was saying, but he was certainly cute with his tufty ears. To visit more animal photos go to Camera Critters.

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Hey! Out of My Face!

This is another photo taken at the Royal Sydney Easter Show. I made a beeline for the alpacas, because I think they're so cute. The sentiment wasn't returned. This one didn't want me anywhere near him. To visit more animal photos go to Camera Critters

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I Wanna Be An Alpaca Farmer

A few years ago, during a trip to the Gold Coast in Australia, we went on a tour of the Hinterland. Part of the tour was a visit to an alpaca farm. I fell in love with the alpacas then and told my husband I wanted one. Alpacas are the smaller cousins of llamas and...

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