Odin's First Farm

While Chad mowed the lawn up at the lake on Sunday, Odin and I went to the annual family picnic on my mom's side. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and it was definitely more fun to hang out at the picnic than it would have been to sit at the lake while Chad fought with the lawn tractor.

The family up there has a sheep farm, so Odin got to see and meet all kinds of animals. First we went to see the sheep. There were many many lambs (I forget how many they said there were), and since there was a running joke about my aunt wanting a black lamb, my mom's cousin held up a black lamb for us to see up close. Odin got to see and touch the lamb, and didn't even mind the lamb bleating (loudly) in his face.
After the sheep and lambs, it was over to another barn to catch a glimpse of the chicks. When Joel held up a chick for Odin to see, Odin promptly reached to pet its eye and ear. After succeeding in touching the chick, Odin stuck his fingers in his mouth. He is getting fast!

Turns out, while we were in the barn looking at the chicks, the horse came over to check out the action. The horse was almost as interested in Odin as he was in the horse, and didn't even mind Odin sticking his hand up his nose. Odin is very interested in what is up people's noses (or maybe it's just my nose), so I guess it shouldn't have been a surprise that he was interested in what was up the horse's nose.
After meeting all those animals, it was time to just hang out and enjoy the weather. While Odin was ok sitting on the grass, he didn't move away from this spot. Clearly he needed to spend more time inspecting the lawn before he could be certain it was safe to crawl on.
All in all, a good first trip to a farm.