A sweet visit
Friday June 7, 2024 Last week, I had to face some things I’ve been avoiding. Starting with my vet supply cupboard. ugh. After the alpacas left, my heart was not able to handle a lot of the “clean up”. Honestly, … Continued
Woodland in spring
Monday, May 22, 2023 As we sat on the front porch last night taking in all the green beauty and listening to the sounds of water rushing everywhere, I’m reminded how beautiful this place is in the spring. Now winter … Continued
Spring Clean up
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 The big barn clean out continues. I hope 2 or 3 more days will do it. All winter long when I don’t do daily clean up, it seems like such a grand idea. And then these … Continued
Raging River
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Warm weather is here for now and the snow continues to melt. The volcano (yes, we named our snow hills) on the back deck is almost gone and we might even be able to use the … Continued
Our bonded pair ❤️
Thursday April 6, 2023 Our 5 degree morning will definitely slow the melting! But the good news is No big storms in the near future and warmer temps during the day. Yes we do obsess about the weather here since … Continued
Winter Continues …
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 The fencing has disappeared again with a new foot of snow, so the guardians are back in the garage for now. After tomorrow the forecast looks pretty good so maybe we’ll make some progress with slow … Continued
Move along March
Friday, March 31, 2023 The plan today was for us to pick up the gentle boy after school and enjoy his company for the weekend. But the roads are so bad this morning, his school has gone to remote learning. … Continued
They’re back
Thursday, March 30, 2023 I was surprised to see a lonely sandhill crane standing in the field near Blue Moon Ranch yesterday. I have been hearing them call as they fly overhead and because of our very snowy landscape they … Continued
What could possibly go wrong?
Sunday, March 19, 2023 It seemed like such a wonderful idea. The snow was still quite deep but frozen hard enough to walk on so Farmer Ed took the white dogs on a walk with their leashes still attached to … Continued
Think good thoughts
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 No more new snow overnight! No melting either, but every little bit helps. We almost let the guardian dogs out yesterday but after we looked at those teeny tiny fences we decided against it. We … Continued
Last day of Summer photos
Saturday, March 4, 2023 Well let’s get the bad news over with. The fencing wasn’t secure enough to keep Blue in. When we first let them out of the garage they ran and played and got reacquainted with the property … Continued
I’ll tell you a secret
Saturday, January 21, 2023 A public service announcement to all my alpaca friends, especially those newer to the game. Get your shearer booked now! Most shearers will be finalizing their schedules this month and the longer you wait the harder … Continued
Persistence
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Every year Farmer Ed laughs at me as I try to grow tomatoes at this altitude (6500. ft) But I cannot be stopped. I put the huge pots on my wagon and wheel them inside on … Continued