Saturday, May 23, 2015 At the moment the sun is shining brightly in Woodland and it’s just glorious! The alpacas are wandering and enjoying a breakfast of fresh grasses. The air smells clean and fresh from all the rain and … Continued
Friday, May 22, 2015 More rain again today to keep our bogs soggy. 😉 I’m not one to complain about the weather, mainly because it doesn’t change a thing. It’s better I think to look for things to appreciate. … Continued
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Yay for 5 year olds who think it’s cool to pull weeds! We easily got 3 buckets of that nasty foxtail grass pulled up yesterday because the soil was so wet. And if there is any … Continued
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Clouds will keep it a gray day here, but our grandson will spend the day and brighten things up considerably. 🙂 The baby chicks have grown even more and as I expected, we do have one … Continued
Monday, May 18, 2015 More showers today will add more moisture to our already wet pastures. We’re starting to see standing water in many areas. I can only imagine that this will keep things green here for longer than usual … Continued
Sunday, May 17, 2015 Thanks so much to all who came to our event yesterday! For some reason, rain just does not stop people from coming to Blue Moon Ranch. 🙂 It drizzled lightly most of the day, but we … Continued
Friday, May 15, 2015 The alpaca girls did do a good job of trimming the grass and dandelions in the barn yard yesterday. They hardly wanted any hay at all last night. A good plan! I must admit however, the … Continued
Thursday, May 14, 2015 Today and tomorrow look like the dry days, so I guess I’ll get on the pasture vac today and attempt to get the pastures cleaned up. It’s definitely easier on me then going after it all … Continued
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 I try to care for myself the same way I care for my animals. Eliminate stress, eat right and get lots of rest. Well, losing my dad, flying to Kentucky and all the details that came … Continued
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Busy little beavers have returned to Blue Moon Ranch. I really wouldn’t mind them splashing around in the creek…. but they are destroying some lovely old trees! We did set a trap but beavers are not … Continued
Monday, May 11, 2015 Rain and snow (yes snow) kept things slowed down here over the weekend. We had to cancel our scheduled visitors and we’re hoping for better weather next Saturday for our Open Barn Day. We’ll go ahead … Continued
Sunday, May 10, 2015 Happy Mother’s Day! Today we honor all the moms who give life and then give their all caring for that life, we also honor the moms who care for step kids, adopted kids and 4 legged … Continued
Saturday, May 9, 2015 I took a lovely slow paced drive to the dairy yesterday, and we now have one little bag of colostrum for every anticipated baby this year. Some wont need any, some might need extra, but I … Continued
Friday, May 8, 2015 Days of nice soaking rain have really greened things up around here. I don’t think you’ll hear anyone in Utah complain about rain these days! I’m hoping to take a drive to may favorite dairy to … Continued