Time Away

The cabin we stayed in was one of only a few rustic homes around a semi-private small lake/large pond. There was no electricity, only gas-powered lights and a wood-burning stove for heat. It was a little too cold and drizzly to go out on the water, but it made for a serene scene.






On our first full day, we spent the morning at a petting zoo.



I'd just taken the above photo and was admiring it in-camera when I saw some quick motion out of the corner of my eye. I looked up to see Kseniya holding her head and looking dazed. Apparently the camel had mistaken her hair for hay and tried to grab a bite, but ended up headbutting her with his teeth. There were two big red marks just above Kseniya's forehead in the shape of rows of teeth, and a lump for a few days. Recreation of the aftermath, complete with oblivious camel:




At the end of the Wizard of Oz-themed corn maze, your reward was an awkwardly posed Dorothy and family in damp, weathered thrift store clothing. And one camel-chomped, traumatized friend of Dorothy.

We also bent space-time:




Hungry cow knows his boundaries (no human heads).


Uncle Sam, the softest bunny. Each one had its own little house, and you could reach in and pet it and pretend it was your hat.