March! 🍀
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Hurray for March. We’re finished with hard winter. Oh we’ll have more snow yet, but it will melt more quickly and there’s much more daylight to be enjoyed. Soft winter as I call it. If the … Continued
Buh bye February
Monday, February 28, 2022 It’s the last day of February – always a challenging month. I’ll be more than ready to welcome March tomorrow. February is the month I remember my son’s birth and death from many years ago, it’s … Continued
Alpaca watching
Sunday, February 27, 2022 When the world is in turmoil I find the peace of being with animals is a necessity. They are not aware of the Russian attack of Ukraine, they are not fretting about the drought and they … Continued
Let’s get along
Saturday, February 26, 2022 I told the alpacas when I checked on them last night that this would be the last hard cold night for a while. And even though the sun is shining brightly it’s still below zero out … Continued
Feeling safe
Friday, February 25, 2022 If there is one thing an alpaca wants more than almost anything else, I’d have to say it’s feeling SAFE. That is why a new mom might keep her baby out of the barn when I … Continued
Stay together – keep warm
Thursday, February 24, 2022 11 below zero is a bit colder than we need right now but that’s what we got. Brrrr. I fed all the alpacas inside their barns yesterday to keep all of them and their body heat … Continued
The way it should be
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 It’s currently 2° as I type with more snow predicted for today. No problemo. And as I said before – no flies either. OK, maybe it’s time to share with you my fly trauma. Years ago … Continued
A different view
Monday, February 21, 2022 Happy President’s Day and yes it’s snowing! ❄️ I took a walk yesterday to enjoy the “balmy” temps before the storm came in and at one point I looked up to see Blue Moon Ranch across … Continued
Eating out
Sunday, February 20, 2022 We have one more day of sunny winter to enjoy before a snow day on Monday (yay) and arctic temps coming in right after it (not so yay). So I like to make sure the alpacas … Continued
It’s President day weekend – are you open?
Friday, February 18, 2022 It’s Presidents Day weekend and a busy weekend in Park City Utah, which means we’ll get some spill over and have lots of requests for visits. But we are still closed. Our driveway is still ice, … Continued
Sounds of spring ahead
Thursday, February 17, 2022 Right around Valentine’s Day every year I hear a single red wing blackbird calling. Soon he will be joined by many friends and they will all be singing their call that tells us spring is on … Continued
More snow please ❄️
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The snow we were hoping for must have skirted around Woodland last night but we have a bit of hope for more today. Some of the paths are totally melted and walking is a breeze, but … Continued