Progress
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Update on Marigold: Because I saw her nursing, I backed off on the bottles and she has lost weight. That is not what I was hoping for. It might well be that Minnie is a day … Continued
A minnie miracle
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Update on Minnie’s baby: #1 she has a name, we’re calling her Marigold. #2 she has been trying to nurse from her mom. She is still a little wobbly at times, and sleeps more than I … Continued
Friday June 12
Friday, June 12, 2015 Today’s forecast is for mid 70’s and sunny, a perfect day for another cria to arrive. Galahad needs a playmate! Miranda, Minnie and Queen Ester are all close. All 3 have General Patton babies growing in … Continued
Whose got the fleece?
Monday, June 8, 2015 We are officially on baby watch! For me it’s kind of like hibernating, except that it’s in the summer. I go no where, but it’s really OK. And I sure am loving watching those babies kicking … Continued
Thank you!
Sunday, June 7, 2015 A dear friend told me many years ago,”The best day in the life of an alpaca owner is the day AFTER shearing day” The preparations, planning, and then the physical exhaustion of the actual day make … Continued
Lighten up Mother Nature!
Friday, June 5, 2015 It’s shearing day tomorrow! I’ll make sure the cam is working so you can watch the event from the comfort of your home if you want to. The dark skies have me a little troubled today, … Continued
Say cheese
Thursday, June 4, 2015 Time is quickly running out for me to get photos of all the alpacas before shearing, so I went out yesterday with my camera to see what I could do. I got some cute photos that … Continued
RIP Gideon
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 I’m back from Kentucky. I was quite concerned to see how much our dear old Gideon had deteriorated in the few days I was away. You might have noticed that he is spending much more time … Continued
It’s time to dry out a bit
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 After a little more rain today, it looks like we’ll be having a dry spell. I won’t complain about that either because we have have muddy critters out there, and that doesn’t work well for the … Continued
A happy dog
Sunday, May 24, 2015 Sometimes I watch Chief, our rescue dog, when he works and I am so taken with how perfectly he fits the job here. He really loves the herd and I think he knows what an important … Continued
grateful for a smidge of sunshine
Saturday, May 23, 2015 At the moment the sun is shining brightly in Woodland and it’s just glorious! The alpacas are wandering and enjoying a breakfast of fresh grasses. The air smells clean and fresh from all the rain and … Continued
Happy Friday
Friday, May 22, 2015 More rain again today to keep our bogs soggy. 😉 I’m not one to complain about the weather, mainly because it doesn’t change a thing. It’s better I think to look for things to appreciate. … Continued
Lucky Yaya
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Yay for 5 year olds who think it’s cool to pull weeds! We easily got 3 buckets of that nasty foxtail grass pulled up yesterday because the soil was so wet. And if there is any … Continued
Monday May 18
Monday, May 18, 2015 More showers today will add more moisture to our already wet pastures. We’re starting to see standing water in many areas. I can only imagine that this will keep things green here for longer than usual … Continued