Open the gate!
Saturday, April 24, 2021 I plan to take advantage of our almost 60 degree weather day to clear more of the winter bedding out of the girls barn today. It’s mostly leftover hay and they find it comfy to sleep … Continued
Happy Friday!
Friday, April 23, 2021 We picked up one more load of hay yesterday and have our fingers crossed that it might last until we get our supply for 2021. Loading and unloading hay is not for wussies and if you’ve … Continued
Earth day! 🌎
Thursday, April 22, 2021 Happy Earth Day! Today is a day we promote environmental awareness and call for the protection of our planet. Did you know alpacas are one of the earth friendliest animals on this planet? Their soft padded … Continued
Hay hay hay
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 We found more hay! It’s still not enough to get us through till hay is cut for this year, but it’s a step in the right direction. Nice small bales of grass and yes even I … Continued
Millie’s Story
Sunday, April 18, 2021 Today I’ll share with you the story of how our alpaca Millie got her name. The year was 2011 and I heard about a group of ladies who I believe were most interested in web cams, … Continued
Alpaca play
Saturday, April 17, 2021 Someone recently asked me if they could come play with the alpacas. Although I’ve lived with alpacas and cared for them for more than 20 years I can’t say I’ve ever played with them. Because their … Continued
More magic
Friday, April 16, 2021 A few days ago I posted about simple magic found in nature. I forgot to mention one of my favorite things of all. Pile up some alpaca poop and a bit of old stemmy hay and … Continued
April 12, 2021
Monday, April 12, 2021 Happy Monday! Hopefully we’ll be getting a big bale of hay today and the alpacas will be so happy. (I think) I’ve been feeding them what we have left and they are telling me they are … Continued
Who is pregnant?
Sunday, April 11, 2021 in these perfectly pleasant spring days I love to sit outside and watch for signs of pregnancy in the moms that I bred last year. Just because they were bred doesn’t mean they will be pregnant, … Continued
Blue’s adventures are more local now
Saturday, April 10, 2021 The hot wire addition to the fencing is now almost completed on our 10+ acres. Ed thought he was done with fencing last year so this is not how he expected to spend his retirement, but … Continued
Spring snow
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 I’m so glad the weather cooperated for our outdoor Easter this year because we woke up to a snowy sight here this morning. It’s piling up nicely since I took the photo below and once again … Continued
Those faces
Monday, April 5, 2021 One of the things I love about alpacas is how different each of their faces are. It’s the only way I can remember all of their names. Even the ones who are the same solid color … Continued
Happy Easter!
Sunday, April 4, 2021 Happy Easter! Yes we will see some of our kids today and our grandson is bringing his best friend and her family. Since we are expecting it to be 70° everything will be outdoors and with … Continued