Gentle Exit
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Well our new friends came back yesterday to move the boy alpacas and the dogs to their new home in Minnesota. They flew in this time, rented a truck and loaded the boys into our trailer … Continued
Happy Friday!
Friday, September 8, 2023 It’s true that we did see our first snow on Labor Day weekend. But that was up at about 10,000 feet elevation. However it is delightfully cool here and we are enjoying every minute of it. … Continued
Cloudy skies
Thursday, June 8, 2023 In 2020 on June 8 it snowed, so we will not be whining about a little rain here! At least our air is pretty clean and I hurt for anyone breathing the smoke from the Canadian … Continued
Tussle time
Thursday, May 11, 2023 At least one of our pastures is sub-irrigated. We have never watered it, yet it remains green spring through fall. The water runs under it and in some places it feels spongy when you walk on … Continued
White fluff available
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 I think it is a beautiful coincidence that the dogs start shedding their undercoats just when the birds are building their nests. Juno’s super soft undercoat is coming out in handfuls and when I see the … Continued
Love is love
Friday, April 28, 2023 The animals that currently live at Blue Moon Ranch are a very agreeable bunch. Trust me, we had it other ways. Romulus is the peacekeeper with the males and the girls are just one big family. … Continued
Voles beware – the dogs are after you!
Thursday, April 20, 2023 It’s 19 degrees and a few snow flakes are falling. That’s a perfect spring day and a nice slow warm up is expected later in the week. The alpacas are enjoying their warm coats this morning … Continued
Getting back to normal?
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 As the melting continues I am amazed at how much snow we still have on the ground. But it IS melting! 😀 There is still too much snow on the ground for the alpacas to venture … Continued
Our bonded pair ❤️
Thursday April 6, 2023 Our 5 degree morning will definitely slow the melting! But the good news is No big storms in the near future and warmer temps during the day. Yes we do obsess about the weather here since … Continued
A very good day
Sunday, April 2, 2023 Well I’d have to say it all went perfectly. We let the dogs out of the garage in the morning, holding our breath as Blue checked all his previous escape routes. Juno was seriously trying to … Continued
Garage dogs
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 We’ve seen some melting but more snow is on the way so we just can’t be sure the teeny tiny fences will work to keep the white dogs in. We do walk them and visit them … Continued
Dog tales 🐾
Sunday, February 5, 2023 For a really fun day at the ranch try chasing dogs through 3 feet of deep snow with a hard crusty layer of ice on top. Oh yeah. We have been surprised that Blue and Juno … Continued
Guardian dogs in Winter
Friday, February 3, 2023 Yesterday was a gorgeous winter day at the ranch. Blue skies, abundant white snow and no wind at all. Some of the alpacas came out to eat the hay we put out in the sunshine for … Continued