Nighttime lullabies
Monday, January 25, 2016 On occasion, usually close to a full moon, the guardian dogs bark A LOT at night. But when they do that, we know they are working. If a cougar is prowling nearby, they know it and will … Continued
Monday, January 25, 2016 On occasion, usually close to a full moon, the guardian dogs bark A LOT at night. But when they do that, we know they are working. If a cougar is prowling nearby, they know it and will … Continued
Saturday, January 23, 2016 More snow for us today, but it sounds like our friends on the east coast are really getting hammered. It’s one thing to endure a storm huddled in your home, but when you have animals outside to … Continued
Thursday, January 21, 2016 I think we got about a foot of new snow yesterday. Of course it’s pretty but I’ll tell ya, it made navigation around here a bit difficult for us. Ed came home early to plow the … Continued
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 It’s snowing as I type with more expected today. It’s ok, tomorrow is the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival and we want it to look pretty for all the PIBs. What’s a PIB you … Continued
Saturday, January 16, 2016 The snow yesterday was minimal but more is expected today. I need to get outside for a photo project I’m working on, so cloudy snowy skies will be perfect. My alpaca fingerless gloves help keep my hands warm while … Continued
Friday, January 15, 2016 More snow for today and it looks like we’re in for a rather white weekend. Skiers will be delighted, those who have to drive the canyons not so much. I have more than enough to keep me busy right here – … Continued
Monday, January 11, 2016 We did get a few of the girls’ toenails done yesterday, the boys are next on our agenda. I whisper sweet endearments in their ears to calm them while Ed gets to do the trimming. Works … Continued
Sunday, January 10, 2016 Hopefully we’ll see a little more sunshine today, I’m feeding the groups out of their barns again and I think they prefer that. We’re packing down the snow enough in places that they can all be … Continued
Friday, January 8, 2016 We’ve had to make a change to our January event schedule and our “fun with fiber” afternoon scheduled for Jan 23 will now happen on January 30. Sorry for any inconvenience. We’re having another cloudy gray day and the alpacas are venturing out more and more … Continued
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 More snow is predicted for today and tomorrow. It’s OK, it’s winter and that’s what we expect ya know. 🙂 Our hay supply still looks OK, but I don’t think we’ll have any extra come spring. … Continued
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 We had temps above freezing yesterday! Nice, except that melting snow on top of packed down snow makes ice. And I took a nice fall on my way back from feeding the boys. I twisted my … Continued
Friday, January 1, 2016 Welcome to a brand new year! A clean slate, a fresh start, what will you do with it? I have lots of plans and I always choose one word to guide me through the year. Yes … Continued