peek a boo
Tuesday April 2, 2019 For the first time in a long time I walked on bare ground yesterday as I took the hay out. What a nice feeling! The walking paths back to the boys are are still snow covered … Continued
The guardians
Sunday March 31, 2019 As we continue to celebrate the perfect match our kids have with their new big white puppy, I also am grateful for the ones we have here who are so very different in personality and temperament. … Continued
White is beautiful?
Saturday March 30, 2019 Everything is white again. Yes it’s beautiful but I thought March was supposed to go out like a lamb if it came in like a lion. We’ve been hearing roaring all month, Mother Nature! More snow … Continued
DNA tests done!
Friday March 29 2019 We got blood samples from all the babies and they’ll soon be on their way to the alpaca registry. The blood samples, not the babies. lol I’m grateful that we had the sun show up yesterday … Continued
Big day for the babies
Thursday March 28, 2019 Today we’re going to be getting blood samples from the babies born last year to get them all in the registry. Thank you Meggan for coming to help me! We’ll just do a little prick under … Continued
A new home for a sweet pup
Tuesday March 26, 2019 We have family visiting today, they arrived last night, so I might be slow to answer text or email today. I do try to answer emails within an hour or so but I don’t plan to … Continued
March Mudness?
Monday March 25, 2019 The snow yesterday didn’t pile up much and I have great hopes for more melting today. The momentous task of winter bean removal will soon be staring me in the face and I’ll be ready. The … Continued
Family bonds
Saturday March 23, 2019 Alpacas are a close knit bunch. They also have strong family ties. Many years ago I sold a mom and daughter to different farms in different states. The following year they both came back to Blue … Continued
When is the next open Barn Day?
Friday March 22, 2019 People are asking me: “When is your next open barn day?” Two things need to happen before we can be firm on that date. #1 We need to see more snow melt. And #2 We need … Continued
Harry Potter’s adventure
Thursday March 21, 2019 For the first time in a very long time, the females and “babies” wandered out on the frozen snow to visit the farthest back pastures. Weather conditions have made a hard crusty top on all the … Continued
Happy Spring?
Wednesday March 20, 2019 I hear it’s the first day of spring. Hmmm. While my friends are posting photos of seedlings sprouting I’m still taking photos of the snow levels. I think I’ll dye some yarn in cheerful spring colors … Continued
A topic we need to discuss
Tuesday March 19 2019 Today I’d like to talk about a topic near and dear to my heart. You’ve probably seem some of the cute videos going around where a human “rescues” a baby alpaca and raises them like you … Continued
The birds know
Monday March 18 2019 Even though we’re still covered in ice and snow, the birds are telling us the seasons are changing. Yesterday I heard the sand hill cranes announcing their arrival and saw Killdeer flying over our snowy pastures. … Continued