Our amazing visitors
Friday October 25, 2019 Did you know we get visitors from all over the world? Well on line anyway. Occasionally we do have out of the country visitors to the ranch, but the online visits never cease to amaze me. … Continued
Photography
Thursday October 24, 2019 As the darkness creeps in earlier every evening and stays longer every morning, it pushes me inside and I find myself catching up with on-line photography classes I’ve signed up for. I love taking photos of … Continued
Life is good
Wednesday October 23, 2019 Such a beautiful time of year to reflect on life at Blue Moon Ranch. At the end of the day when all the animals are fed and doing well, there is a feeling I get that … Continued
In praise of falling leaves 🍁
Tuesday October 22, 2019 The snow is almost all melted and the leaves are falling. I’m hoping all the leaves will be on the ground before our next snow storm, I don’t want to lose any more tree branches! As … Continued
Private tours all year long ❄️
Monday October 21, 2019 The pastures are still white and there’s a chance for more snow today. Not a problem for us. 🙂 Did you know we do private tours all year long? Yes even in the snow. If the … Continued
Easy like Sunday Morning
Sunday October 20, 2019 Well we have our snow and other than some tree branches that broke from the heavy wet snow, all is well. The alpacas are all tucked in the barns. Our tour for today has cancelled, our … Continued
Cold weather dogs
Saturday October 19, 2019 Shopper and private tours are scheduled today and all the snow has melted. More snow is predicted for Sunday and Monday – the dogs were just starting to enjoy the new white stuff to play in … Continued
White pastures and wild hot dogs
Friday October 18, 2019 The pastures are all white this morning. ❄️ Snow started over night and when Belle saw it she ran out and did a little dance on the lawn for joy. We have a big dog door … Continued
The disappearing dusting holes
Thursday October 17, 2019 Preparing for winter here is labor intensive but I really don’t mind it. Yesterday I spent most of the day on the Kubota filling in the dusting holes with aged compost. Some of them are huge … Continued
Update on Rocky
Wednesday October 16, 2019 If you recall, Rocky had a pretty serious hernia and I opted to treat it here rather than put him through surgery. He wore several different versions of a belly band until I figured out the … Continued
Do what you love, love what you do
Tuesday October 15, 2019 While the web site was being up graded, I jetted off for a weekend in Santa Fe with two of my most favorite ladies on earth, my sister and my daughter. All 3 of us love … Continued
Getting ready for a cold night
Thursday October 10, 2019 Oh my I wish I had been able to record the races here last night. Somehow, alpacas know when it’s going to get really cold and they run and run to build up internal heat before … Continued
Holistic farming
Wednesday October 9, 2019 I like to think of us as a holistic farm. But I think there are a lot of misconceptions about what that means. To me it means that I take into account the whole animal before … Continued
Animal neighbors
Tuesday October 8, 2019 Animal neighbors are the best neighbors. No offense to the human ones, I just prefer the ones with 4 legs. I grew up in the city of Chicago where the houses were so close together we … Continued