A few years ago, I saw only brown llamas or alpacas in our neighbourhood. The other day as I drove down to the spit to take pictures of the seiners at the wharf, I passed the “llama place” and was surprised to see only one brown one.
I think this black one is new – at least “new” to me. Its buddies were of assorted colours.


I had to wonder though, if this brown one is one of the originals. They didn’t have name tags, and they wouldn’t answer when I asked. I guess it’s because they were busy eating.

This is their view. Pretty nice place to have lunch, on a little hillside by the sea. Life could be worse.

Alpaca or llama
Oh what a dilemma,
I wish I could tell,
But then, “Oh what the …heck.”
March 10, 2019 at 11:20 am
They are so sweet. I thought you decided they were alpacas? They certainly do have a lovely spot to graze.
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March 10, 2019 at 12:32 pm
I think they are, but I’m not 100% sure.
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March 10, 2019 at 11:43 am
Eating and taking in that view…nice life!
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March 10, 2019 at 12:32 pm
Not bad. They have a better life than some people!
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March 10, 2019 at 11:55 am
What ever they r, I love them.
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March 10, 2019 at 12:31 pm
A rose? by any other name…. 😉
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March 10, 2019 at 1:10 pm
There are llama farms on the island.
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March 10, 2019 at 1:59 pm
Yes, I’ve met people who raised llamas nearby, but those animals seemed to be bigger than the ones in the picture. Hard to tell though.
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March 10, 2019 at 2:58 pm
Love the poem! Guess llama or alpaca…they are inspirational!
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March 10, 2019 at 3:41 pm
Thanks, Laura. I get a kick out of making up little ditties and it’s encouraging to hear that they are well received. So much nicer than the eye roll and groan.
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March 10, 2019 at 3:56 pm
Oh, then bring them on! I will always embrace such ditties!
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March 10, 2019 at 4:18 pm
Thank you!
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March 10, 2019 at 5:26 pm
They have a wonderful view. You’ll have to let us know when you find out. 🙂
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March 10, 2019 at 6:40 pm
Yes, I will!
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March 10, 2019 at 5:30 pm
Nice picnic spot indeed. Sweet looking animals.
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March 10, 2019 at 6:41 pm
Tnx, Belinda.
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March 10, 2019 at 5:31 pm
The first time around I wasn’t sure, but this time I’m willing to cast a vote for alpaca. Their coat just doesn’t look like a llama’s. It’s tighter, and not as “poofy” as a llama’s, especially around the legs.
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March 10, 2019 at 6:41 pm
I’m with you.
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March 11, 2019 at 6:02 am
They are adorable!
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March 11, 2019 at 7:07 am
Those are definitively alpacas! Alpacas have wool on them and a wooly face and are smaller than Ilamas. There are 10 differences between Alpacas and Ilamas. Also Ilamas have no wool, but hair on them. Alpacas need to be in a herd to survive and Ilamas are brave and can take care of themself. And lots more… Google knows it all.
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March 11, 2019 at 9:08 am
I tend to go with your info, Ursula. It sounds good.
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March 11, 2019 at 11:31 am
Lovely view the Llamas have! I thought I knew the island, but can’t recall seeing that spit. Is it in Comox?
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March 11, 2019 at 11:54 am
Yes, that’s Goose Spit in Comox.
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March 11, 2019 at 4:58 pm
Thank you! Just as I (sort of) remembered!
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March 11, 2019 at 9:55 pm
I am taking a break from the north and will be on the island this week -really looking forward to it. 🙂
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March 11, 2019 at 11:22 pm
Wonderful. I hope our weather improves. It’s supposed to start warming up after a nasty cold day today.
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March 11, 2019 at 11:28 pm
That’s good!
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March 13, 2019 at 5:33 pm
What a beautiful view those Alpacas (Ursula’s comment) have! 🙂
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March 13, 2019 at 7:38 pm
They sure do. I wonder if they ever look up to enjoy it.
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March 14, 2019 at 5:58 am
Good question. There’s lots of things I wonder about my dog. Does he dream? What does he think about all day? What does he think of me? …
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March 14, 2019 at 8:43 am
I’m sure dogs dream. I’ve seen our dog in a deep sleep, doing a silent scream, presumably from a nightmare. Also the way they twitch and moving their legs as if they’re running, seems to show that they’re dreaming about chasing something. I’m sure your dog loves you because you’re good to him. Dogs pick up on that very quickly. I think we don’t give dogs enough credit for having feelings and being much like humans in many ways.
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March 26, 2019 at 5:28 am
Happy grazing little ones!
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March 26, 2019 at 9:09 am
Yes, they seem very content there.
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April 15, 2019 at 11:44 pm
Hello Anneli. Great post. Last weekend we visited Alpaca show in Helsinki. I made a video about Alpaca high jumping completion:
Alpaca High Jump Competition in Helsinki
Have a good day!
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April 16, 2019 at 6:40 am
That’s amazing, Matti. Thank you for posting this! Have a great week.
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