June 17 update
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 So now Mother Nature is playing some cruel tricks and hinting at snow tonight! I guess those moms might want to keep those crias inside for another day or two. We have a school visiting us … Continued
King of the Hills
Monday, June 16, 2014 The boys have a clean barn and a brand new dirt hill to climb on. If you have alpacas you really need a hill for them, it will provide hours of entertainment for you and excellent … Continued
Happy Father’s Day!
Sunday, June 15, 2014 Happy Father’s Day! We’re giving Ed the day off here and also wishing my daddy in Kentucky the best day ever. Thanks for all you do. ♥ Love you both! Happy Father’s day to all the … Continued
Saturday happenings
Saturday, June 14, 2014 The target for today is the boys barn and pasture. We need to get it ready to move the little boys over and rebuild some of the low spots that get icy in the winter. When … Continued
Patiently waiting
Thursday, June 12, 2014 No babies yet, so I will have time to concentrate on more fleeces today. I’m hearing about other alpaca farms who have been waiting more than 365 days for crias to arrive this spring. We plan … Continued
Waiting for babies
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Our 4 year old grandson is spending the day here today, so I’m sort of hoping the 2 crias whose arrival is so close will not choose today. 🙂 But we’ll certainly handle it if today … Continued
Starting on the fleeces
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Baby watch continues and fleece sorting begins. I’ll probably move a skirting table outside where I can keep an eye on the girls while I work. We have some really beautiful fleeces this year and … Continued
Shearing is done!
Sunday, June 8, 2014 We’re done!! All alpaca are “nekked”, fleeces all bagged and I’ll start sorting through fleeces next week. Today we rest! 🙂 Thank you to an excellent shearing crew and fabulous helpers! No babies arrived during shearing, … Continued
Sweet boys
Friday, June 6, 2014 I went out yesterday to the boys pasture to get some final pre-shearing photos and I had my telephoto lens on my camera. Well the boys obviously enjoyed my visit because they all came and stood … Continued
Feathered friends
Thursday, June 5, 2014 Two more days til shearing! The 3 x 5 cards are all labeled and alphabetized, fencing is all rearranged, fleece bags are ready, and the rest is more last minute kind of stuff. ( I’m best … Continued
A lovely distraction
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 While trying to get things ready for shearing day on Saturday, I have been making frequent trips outside to check on Miranda, and I always have my camera with me, just in case. Our nesting swallows … Continued
Getting close!
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 Miranda, one of our new girls, had me on the edge of my seat yesterday. She is looking really close to delivering her cria. I’ve been through this hundreds of times before but it always gets … Continued