Tentative relaxation

Troubadour kushed on his picket line at the 2011 BCL Rendezvous, Cutsforth Park. He's not entirely sure he shouldn't be on his feet, though.

I took Troubadour so I could evaluate his behavior around other llamas in a non-show setting. He did as well as could be expected for a rookie; he did particularly well at tolerating several clueless people parading their females under his nose. As I expected (given his less-than-ideal gaits), the hiking part was a lot of work for him. No, he did not carry a load — one of the many things that didn't get done prior to the event was introducing Troubadour to his pack saddle, and the last thing I want is for him to associate a pack saddle with being in new and stressful situations!

Different, vastly lighter camera (hopefully a solution to lugging the D700 on pack trials where I'm not allowed adequate time to set up, change lenses, etc). I already screwed up and shot in JPEG instead of RAW, and now can't adjust the white balance to my liking. Learning curves for both me and Troubadour ...