Connecting with nature
Friday, September 9, 2022 It appears we made it to the other side of the heat dome. We’re enjoying a proper fall morning with 45° temps outside. yay! My energy has returned and that’s good since there is much to … Continued
Beach is Open!
Monday, September 5, 2022 Happy Labor Day! We have our sweet family visiting again and we ready for another day of late summer heat. Between fans and the beach all alpacas are doing fine. And the humans are not … Continued
Boys and Girls together?
Sunday, September 4, 2022 Today will be another day of intense heat here but we’re all coping. Our Salt Lake City family will be coming up here to get out of their intense heat which of course is hotter than … Continued
Hey September!
Thursday, September 1, 2022 Welcome September, now stop acting like July! 90° and above for the next 10 days? At least the nights are cooling and into the low 50’s. If there’s any thing that needs to be done here, … Continued
New roving!
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 The first of the 2022 fleeces are back and so very yummy! Thanks Spinderellas! I got so excited about this roving I pulled my spinning wheel outside under the tree and had to give it … Continued
Keep it cool
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Another 90° day here as we are stuck in the “heat dome”. I shouldn’t complain – it will be 100° in Salt Lake City! I skirted more fleeces yesterday and they are on their way to … Continued
Always learning
Monday, August 29, 2022 Sometimes it takes us a while to learn things, but as long as we’re still learning that is what matters right? This year we learned that we can revive a pasture by keeping alpacas off it … Continued
Friday August 26, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022 No big news for today so I’ll leave you with a description of my photo of the day. A typical late summer afternoon view from the back deck. Storm clouds forming to the east, with spots … Continued
Disruptions
Thursday, August 25, 2022 The installation of the new water system in our neighborhood continues to close the roads near the ranch and although they once said the tearing up of our driveway would happen this week, it seems we … Continued
Natural weaning
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 I was surprised to catch Ruthie grabbing an afternoon snack of milk from her mama yesterday. Did it bother me? Not at all. Ruthie is just over a year old and certainly doesn’t need that milk … Continued
Skirting an alpaca fleece
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 What is skirting a fleece anyway? I’m so glad you asked! 😊 I’ve taken a few classes on skirting fleeces and over the years I found my own way to do it that is not … Continued
Night noises
Monday, August 22, 2022 It’s probably time to check the trail cam again with all the barking we heard last night. I haven’t checked it in a while because I was seeing no activity. But last night Banjo and Bell … Continued