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
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
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 The guardian dogs have been fully integrated back to outside life. So now the big garage clean up has begun. I’m too embarrassed to show you what it looked like in there with those dogs living … Continued
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 A little snow today will bring us back to reality but we can handle it. Significant melting continues and the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter. The dogs, both house dogs and guardian … Continued
Monday, April 17, 2023 We’re seeing glimpses of mud in the areas with lots of southern exposures and it’s all good. Just ask Blue. lol I don’t know exactly how he got himself so dirty but I do know … Continued
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Well it seems our working dogs are now asking to be 9 to 5ers. They love being outside with the alpacas and trouncing through the snow all day but when we go in at night after … Continued
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
Monday, April 10, 2023 Nice slow melting continues and we are little by little reclaiming our space. Farmer Ed reclaimed his tractor after quite a bit of snow blowing and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting … Continued
Friday, April 7, 2023 Happy Friday and another no snow day! I hope this weekend we’ll be able to let the guardian dogs out again, but because of Juno’s spay and recovery needs, we think one more day of quiet … Continued
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
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 The fencing has disappeared again with a new foot of snow, so the guardians are back in the garage for now. After tomorrow the forecast looks pretty good so maybe we’ll make some progress with slow … Continued
Monday, April 3, 2023 I was planning to be on my way to our vet in a nearby town this morning to drop Juno off for her spay. But the winter that won’t quit had other plans for me. At … Continued
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
Sunday, March 26, 2023 Thanks to recent storms, our fencing barely measures a foot sticking out of the snow and is too easy to walk over, so the guardian dogs are still on sabbatical in the garage. So who is … Continued