Reindeer!

Yesterday I visited White's Nursery near Earl's Barton in Northampton for the first time. I've heard about it before as they sell fresh fruit and veg there but I visited for their Santa's Grotto and Petting Zoo. I went because they have 2 Reindeer called Dancer and Prancer and I love Reindeer.

The Reindeer were a little bit shy but after a while, they let me stroke their noses through the pen. Only for a few seconds but it was worth it.

There were some other animals there as well.
A gorgeous, fluffy donkey called Jethro who was very friendly and let me stroke his ears which felt like cuddly toy ears. he is only 9 months old and very patient.


There was also a rescued Turkey called Terence who was very inquisitive

And some chickens. I didn't take a photo of the chickens because I'm a bit scared of them. I was mugged by a mob of chickens during a picnic at Chatsworth house when I visited it with my friend R. Chickens are evil.

In the same pen as Terence the rescued Turkey were two pygmy goats. One little one who was VERY interested in what the Reindeer were doing.

She climbed the fence a bit later to say hello to me. But moved as I took the picture.

Her mum was also very friendly and came to say hello straight away and licked my hand. I think she thought I had food but she was lovely and liked having her head scratched and stroked.

There were also some bunnies, one of which was called Bun Bun and is possibly the fluffiest thing I have ever seen.

He is ridiculously cute and fluffy. But back to the Reindeer. After a lot of time spent looking and stroking all he animals (except the chickens) I kept going tback to the Reindeer to look at them.

and I took lots of photos. As i have not (yet) made it to Lapland or Siberia to see a herd of Reindeer, I take every chance to see real ones here in Britain. I was very lucky to have them on my doorstep and had a fantastic time at White's who were kind enough to let me blog about them. I've attached a link to their website in case anyone wants to visit.

http://www.whitesnurseries.co.uk/

Very good, Whites Nursery, Well Done (And Thank you).