When we go to Wheelers Sugar Camp, Sue likes to take photos of the two alpacas, but when she needed one for an odd photo prompt, she could find them in her camera roll. After rooting around in past Blogger and Flickr posts, I eventually found a couple of photos from October 2017, which I thought they would make a nice, light Monday post.
Sue tried to use ChatGPT from her phone to put a hat on the middle photo, above. The app wouldn't do that, but it did make a fun alternative image (bottom right in the composite). Read the captions within a Dr Zeuss frame of reference.
Then, I decided to see what I could do in Photoshop using the original image. First, I used AI to expand the canvas because there wasn't much head room in the original photo. Then, I asked for a top hat. The hat that they gave me was small, so I made it bigger on a separate layer. The result is unrealistic and mediocre, but it was fun to try something different.
Meanwhile, despite it being March, we are enjoying some of the coldest days of winter. However, the sugar shacks are beginning to open as the sun returns, and we hope to get back to Wheelers for the running of the sap and a breakfast of pancakes, French toast and sausages in a few weeks. As I picture that breakfast, my mouth begins to water. Seriously.
For some reason, alpaca hair styles remind me of high schoolers back in the early 80's.
ReplyDeleteAdorable. Love alpacas!
ReplyDeleteFirst time for me seeing such an animal.
ReplyDeleteI love alpacas, but you can keep the hat efforts! They have that toothy smile that takes the cake! And pancakes are in your future! Mmm, smelling the hot butter and maple syrup on top! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteIt was in fun to comply with a prompt.
DeleteHilarious. Thanks for the Monday morning giggle.
ReplyDeleteThe alpaca is handsome, love his buff fur color. Your breakfast sounds delightful!
ReplyDeleteYes, me too. I don't think anything is running yet, given the temperature, but I am planning to check out our local maker, Pauls, this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteAnd the alpaca hat is a lot of fun.
They have such funny faces. I wonder what they think about humans.
ReplyDeleteLlamas have the best faces. And I love your hat versions. All animals look good in a hat! Hope you get to the pancake/syrup breakfast soon!
ReplyDeleteOH wow! I'm amazed at what AI can do. I have the VERY old version of Photoshop so I can't do much with mine. Actually, I have such a poor memory that I forget what I'm supposed to do and have to ask my brother for help. Your alpakas are so cute.
ReplyDeleteSomeone gave mom a cute hand towel from Japan that said "ARUPAKA." Uuumm... Then I looked at the cartoon drawing and realized they meant Alpaka. LOL!
It can be fun, but I am thinking that the world may have been better off without it.
DeleteTruly a bad hair day lol
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable photos! Sure hope you feel better very soon. Aloha
ReplyDeleteSap collection is happening around here. Alas I don't think daughter and son in law will be doing it this year as their fire pit collapsed on the last tray of boiling sap last year.
ReplyDeleteIt may start soon with the next few days exceeding freezing.
DeleteYou find the best projects!
ReplyDeleteWhat a face on that critter! Comical!
ReplyDeleteThe thought of your upcoming breakfast makes my mouth water too. I guess we will have pancakes tomorrow since it's Shreveport Tuesday, but to have such a meal at a sugar camp, oh my! At least we have real maple syrup, courtesy of a our oldest son, who gifts us a gallon for Christmas.
Sue. I've heard it called various things but never Shreveport Tuesday: Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, and Shrove Tuesday. Shrove is my fave.
DeleteSuch adorable critters!
ReplyDeleteAlpacas, French toast, and sausages...all in one post? What could be more appealing?
ReplyDeleteI can understand why you don't miss this event.
ReplyDeleteAlpacas are adorable; I very much enjoyed my visit to a local farm with John's family. They look like cartoon animals and are so sweet! That breakfast sounds delightful. My older daughter and I were going to go to a sugar shack when we were in Montreal a few years ago but ran out of time.
ReplyDeleteAs a former spinner, somewhat familiar with this animal, I'm here to warn you: stay back. They spit.
ReplyDeleteLove Sue's 'hatted' alpaca. They sure are interesting critters.
ReplyDeleteAlpacas have such a cute friendly expression. There's an alpaca farm over here too.
ReplyDeleteAlpacas are awesome. I love hats too, and often wear them. xoxo
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