Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Happy International Women’s Day! I remember fondly when we were in Africa in 2009 and it was International Women’s Day. It was a huge holiday. Businesses closed and there were festivals celebrating women all over the city. It doesn’t … Continued
Monday, March 7, 2016 Our weekend project involved removing lots of fencing. Years ago we noticed a bunch of little aspen trees popping up in our front lawn. One day we made the executive decision to let them grow and become … Continued
Sunday, March 6, 2016 The main barn cam is back is action! Thanks to Bill at barncams.com now we can keep an eye on the alpacas even at night. Actually all 3 cams are functional now and that’s the way I … Continued
Saturday, March 5, 2016 Feeding the alpacas their hay is the last outside chore that I do every afternoon. It’s also the time I check in with every animal. So it’s not a chore I like to rush through. Slow … Continued
Thursday, March 3, 2016 More spring like weather is in the forecast for us today. Eventually we’ll be able to clear the big frozen pile from in front of the girls’ barn, but because it doesn’t get much sun, it’s still a … Continued
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 I heard the first sandhill cranes yesterday! The bald eagles leave as the cranes return and they’ll switch places again late next fall. I do enjoy all the birds in this beautiful area. Today I have a volunteer coming to help with whatever … Continued
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Yay for March! It means we made it through the worst of winter. Oh it can snow here into June,(no I am not kidding) but the ground is warming, and any storms will be quick to melt. We’re quickly approaching the boot sucking … Continued
Sunday, February 28, 2016 T’was a beautiful day here yesterday, lots of projects completed and more planned. We had two lovely groups of visitors and hopefully one will turn into a new spinner. The alpacas got to stretch their legs searching for those tender new blades … Continued
Saturday, February 27, 2016 I know we’ll get more snow, but it sure seems like spring is right around the corner. Snow melts down more every day and now the girls are also wandering in search of the first new shoots of … Continued
Friday, February 26, 2016 Yesterday was a big day for the Blue Moon boys. They walked through the remaining snow all the way to their far back pasture! They’ve been hanging around in their barn and just outside it for months. There … Continued
Thursday, February 25, 2016 Our little flock of hens has been spending the winter inside the coop where they are safe from extreme weather and predators. But now that I’m seeing little patches of grass poke through I’d really like to let them … Continued
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 I saw Minnie’s baby kicking yesterday! How fun, this will be a cria from our handsome SilverLake who is currently in California but should be on his way home soon. We’ve had some beautiful gray crias from Minnie when bred to gray, so we will see if the trend continues. Minnie is … Continued