Halter training
Sunday, July 13, 2014 Today we’ll continue halter training with the 4 little boys who will be going to their new home on Monday. They’re catching on. 🙂 General Patton will get to meet a few more ladies and by … Continued
July 12, 2014
Saturday July 12 We have had 3 days of wonderful evening rains and the pastures loved that! Lush new growth is showing up all all over. We have also sold enough alpacas that our pastures are not overtaxed and it’s … Continued
Dog grooming part 2
Friday, July 11, 2014 Well, we had our mobile dog groomers come to the ranch to comb out the Pyrenees and it went so well! Chief and Abby were thrilled to have the undivided attention and their coats look so … Continued
Dont forget the dogs!
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Taking care of the alpacas and running the alpaca business consumes most of my time around here. And I like that! But we also have six large dogs that need lots of attention too. Keeping them … Continued
Monday July 7
Monday, July 7, 2014 The 3 babies are now a little tribe and provide so much entertainment. They look for their moms when they get hungry but spend most of their time exploring together. We’ll be having visitors this afternoon, … Continued
Wonderful water
Sunday, July 6, 2014 Another hot day is forecasted for Woodland. We are so fortunate that we can use the water in our creek to irrigate the pastures or they’d all be brown by now. I can’t even remember the … Continued
Clever babies
Saturday, July 5, 2014 Whoa it was warm here yesterday! So of coursse the alpacas were in and out of the water all day. At one point I was concerned because I couldn’t find Minnie’s new little boy Baron, but … Continued
Happy 4th of July!
Friday, July 4, 2014 Happy Fourth of July! Parades, cookouts, fireworks and fun. Be safe out there as you celebrate America. Two of our six dogs get quite upset by fireworks so I’ll be administering rescue remedy well before dark … Continued
July already?
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 It’s July? How did that happen? LOL Barely a week ago it was snowing here! Temps will heat up this week so we’ll be keeping the alpacas in the shade as much as we can. The … Continued
One week celebration
The Solstice babies, Scarlett and Mojo, celebrated one week of life by doing some racing last night. I had my phone with me, so I tried to capture some of it.
Young Love ♥
Saturday, June 28, 2014 If you’ve been here you know I have basically 2 groups of alpacas, females and males. Sometimes when we have new babies intoduced to the herd the 1 year old females are so curious and excited, … Continued
A very important day
Friday, June 27, 2014 This probably is a perfect place for a 4 year old to hang out for a day. Complete with puddles for splashing (thanks to neighbors flood irrigation that spills over into our pastures), gentle animals everywhere, … Continued
Who will be next?
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Which mom will be next to have her cria? I’m thinking it will be our black mom, Minnie. Minnie is one of those beautiful blacks that is almost blue black from the skin all the way … Continued
Baby names!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 The babies have been named. We never let them go past 3 days without names here. Yes I am superstitious on that. 🙂 The boy: Miranda’s Mojo The meaning of the name Mojo is A Magic … Continued