Barn cams
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Lots of good rain and snow overnight kept the alpacas in their barns once again. The dogs were out from time to time and I can see their footprint in the snow but 99% of all … Continued
Blowin’ in the wind 🎶
Monday, October 25, 2021 Good grief, the wind here this morning sounds like we’re on the set of the Wizard of Oz. The alpacas all decided to stay in the barn last night to keep from blowing into Kansas. ha … Continued
Different jobs for different dogs
Sunday, October 24, 2021 Our outside pups and our inside pups do not share the same lifestyle. Blue and Charlotte love to work outside keeping the alpacas safe and they need a job to keep them busy. They get lots … Continued
Rainy Saturday ahead
Saturday, October 23, 2021 It’s going to be a rainy Saturday but our scheduled tours will go on. We’ll move the tour into the barn as needed and then enjoy some rainy day family time inside. Our son in law … Continued
End of season grazing
Friday, October 22, 2021 It feels more like September than late October but we’ll take it! Looks like rain for the weekend and snow next week so we’ll clean pastures again today. I’ve spread composted beans on most of the … Continued
The important stuff
Thursday, October 21, 2021 We’re looking for temps near 60° today, I might give Queen Ester the day off from her coat. Our grandson is here again and this time he brought his dad, our favorite son in law. I’m … Continued
Full Hunter’s Moon
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 It could have been the full moon or it could have been the deer carcass some hunter dropped on the road next to the ranch, but our dogs barked all night long. The carcass was … Continued
And they’re off
Monday, October 18, 2021 The babies must have sensed a change coming in the weather and they put on a pretty awesome racing show for us last night. Very often before it gets cold, many of them, adults included, will … Continued
Happy Sunday
Sunday, October 17, 2021 The plan for today is to enjoy one more nice fall day before wintry weather returns next week. I’ll get out the pasture vacuum one last time and clean up as much as possible. (That counts … Continued
Let’s knit! 🧶
Saturday, October 16, 2021 Time to get out the knitting needles! I found some of my favorite bulky yarn from a few years ago and decided to make a few new hats. I love these hats and after I put … Continued
Adjusting to the cold
Friday, October 15, 2021 All the animals who live outside here seem to have adjusted to this early winter weather. The Pyrs love the cold and both Blue and Charlotte have been playing and wrestling much more than usual. The … Continued
Between seasons
Thursday, October 14, 2021 It’s snowing again and I just watched our guardian dog Charlotte move 2 of the last alpacas into the barn. Queen Ester and baby Raina decided they’d stay out in the snow but Charlotte had other … Continued
A taste of winter
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 The sun is peeking out today and it looks like a winter wonderland. But it’s only 24° as I type, so I’m glad I got a coat on dear old Queen Ester last night. She did … Continued
First snow! ❄️
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Well how do you like that? The forecasters were right! We did get snow. And almost everyone is happy about it. Even snow haters know that we need snow in the mountains to end our drought … Continued