Me and Audrey went to a Playgroup 'expo' today in Ainslie. It was a pretty big affair with bands playing, a play-dough table(!), lots of stalls, a rather scary clown, a fire engine and a Petting Paddock.
We had last encountered the Petting Paddock whilst at Floriade, where Audrey had been scared witless by just about every docile animal in there. The piglets scampering around were one thing, but she seemed similarly petrified by the sleepy rabbit which was used to being patted by thousands of children per day, and completely refused to approach it.
Together with her newly learnt walking skills, Audrey seemed to have also acquired an improved confidence around animals (perhaps she feels she can now run away?). Although an initial close-encounter with a large ewe left her a bit puzzled she showed nothing of the terror that had been in evidence only a couple of weeks earlier. Here's a pic of her enjoying spending some time with a gaggle of ducks (not sure if that's the right collective noun?)!
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