It was a typical January winter day when Venus invited us to join her and Eva Marie at Wheeler Farm. It was cold, but the sun and company made us feel warm.
Salt Lake City has a very unique place to visit, Wheeler Farm. It is actually three parks in one, a full-fledged working farm, a recreational center and a museum. During the spring, summer and fall, it is packed with visitors. Many schools in the area will bring kids to see the farm animals, milk a cow, get a hay ride around the farm, carve pumpkins for Halloween, feed all sorts of waterfowl, and simply run across the wide grassy areas.
We started out by visiting the horses, feeding them the straw they couldn’t reach on our side of the fence. Benjamin was pretty apprehensive at first, but soon realized that this giant animal was pretty cool. He would reach over and touch the horse’s thick winter coat.
We saw this sign AFTER we had fed the horses…we still have all of our fingers thankfully.
Most of the roads were simply packed with ice, which made it pretty difficult for Benjamin or Eva Marie to walk. Parents had to carry the little ones to keep them from falling. There were a few other visitors around, and they too were carefully navigating the treacherous conditions.
Although I didn’t get a picture, Benjamin was laughing at the bunnies in the hutches. I think he was amused at how they would wiggle their noses.
Benjamin loved the tractor, I’m sure he wanted to take it home as a toy for his collection. Anything that has knobs, buttons, steering wheels or tires is a favorite for him. Sometimes, Vero will feed Benjamin in the front seat of the car (when it’s parked, of course.) He loves to stand on the driver’s seat and pretend that he is driving. He especially likes to make the windshield wipers move back and forth.
Is that you Wilbur? I didn’t see any spider webs, so I imagine it wasn’t. I remember seeing this pig last fall when it was a cute little piglet, about 8 inches long. He looked healthy and enjoyed his food in his dish.
There were two calves relaxing on the straw chewing their cud. By this point in our tour of the farm, Benjamin was starting to get cranky. Just moments before, a very noisy rooster scared Benjamin while we watched the chickens. Benjamin was simply tired of the cold and was happy to be in his warm carseat for the journey home. We will visit Wheeler Farm again in the spring.
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