The former pet turtles are waking up from their winter hibernation in the pond at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. Farmer Mary caught this one basking lately on a sunny day and used the opportunity to practice her reflective style of photography.
Farmer Mary turned her old inground pool into a pond where former pet turtles and fish now live. On sunny days recent farm visitors have spotted turtles basking on the branches Farmer Mary has laid across the shallow end.
Very soon Farmer Mary will turn on the diving board waterfall and she will hang up the catapult that Farm visitors can use to feed the fish and turtles. Plain Cheerios, whole wheat bread, and romaine lettuce are all favorites.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
CLOSED Sun March 4
OPEN Mon March 5 from 10-5
CLOSED Tues March 6
CLOSED Wed March 7
OPEN Thurs March 8 from 10-5
OPEN Fri March 9 from 10-5
OPEN Sat March from 10-5
CLOSED Sun March 11
OPEN Mon March 12 from 10-5
CLOSED Tues March 13
CLOSED Wed March 14
CLOSED Thurs March 15
OPEN Fri March 16 (St. Patrick’s Day Event)
Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo has an Amazon Wish List if you want to help Farmer Mary feed all the animals. Timothy hay and baby lamb milk replacer are currently the most needed items.
If you would like to visit Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org which fully explains how to schedule your visit, how to not turn down Farmer Mary’s neighbors private road(!), how to “park at a pig” and lists food to bring to feed the animals. Thank you for supporting a small local farm family.
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