The boys
Sunday, March 6, 2022 Question of the day: What do you call a male alpaca? Well we call them the boys. It seems many years ago the alpaca world tried to get us to use the word “macho” but it … Continued
Winter is back and we don’t mind
Saturday, March 5, 2022 Winter is back and it’s OK. Compared to what our friends in Ukraine are suffering through our lives are pretty easy. I watched footage from a Bernese mountain dog breeder I know who lived near Kyiv … Continued
Happy Rainy Friday ☔️
Friday, March 4, 2022 It’s a gray drizzly morning in Woodland and all animals, even the dogs, are in the barn just chillin. Rain will turn to snow tonight and continue through the weekend. We have to be grateful for … Continued
Take a walk!
Thursday, March 3, 2022 Well our March is certainly coming in like a lamb this year. The snow is melting, missing dog toys are reappearing and oh my – the dog poop! ugh. But it’s all part of the spring … Continued
Livestock guardian dogs ❤️
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 When a livestock guardian dog is bonded to their herd it’s an amazing thing. It’s like something in their ancestral DNA comes to life and they know who they were born to protect. Not all dogs … Continued
Buh bye February
Monday, February 28, 2022 It’s the last day of February – always a challenging month. I’ll be more than ready to welcome March tomorrow. February is the month I remember my son’s birth and death from many years ago, it’s … Continued
Alpaca watching
Sunday, February 27, 2022 When the world is in turmoil I find the peace of being with animals is a necessity. They are not aware of the Russian attack of Ukraine, they are not fretting about the drought and they … Continued
Let’s get along
Saturday, February 26, 2022 I told the alpacas when I checked on them last night that this would be the last hard cold night for a while. And even though the sun is shining brightly it’s still below zero out … Continued
Feeling safe
Friday, February 25, 2022 If there is one thing an alpaca wants more than almost anything else, I’d have to say it’s feeling SAFE. That is why a new mom might keep her baby out of the barn when I … Continued
Stay together – keep warm
Thursday, February 24, 2022 11 below zero is a bit colder than we need right now but that’s what we got. Brrrr. I fed all the alpacas inside their barns yesterday to keep all of them and their body heat … Continued
The way it should be
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 It’s currently 2° as I type with more snow predicted for today. No problemo. And as I said before – no flies either. OK, maybe it’s time to share with you my fly trauma. Years ago … Continued
A different view
Monday, February 21, 2022 Happy President’s Day and yes it’s snowing! ❄️ I took a walk yesterday to enjoy the “balmy” temps before the storm came in and at one point I looked up to see Blue Moon Ranch across … Continued