My Blue Heron
Friday, April 1, 2022 Haha, I know it’s April Fool’s Day but things are crazy enough in this world without pranks from me so just beware of other jokesters today. Instead I’ll share with you the story of my favorite … Continued
Any babies?
Thursday, March 31, 2022 People are asking me when we’ll be having babies born in 2022. Sorry my friends, there will be none this year. Birthing babies takes more focus and energy than any other part of the year and … Continued
Guardians at work
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 The guardian dogs were busy with warning barking for something or someone last night. <yawn> I considered getting up to investigate but #1 my bed felt so warm and comfy and #2 I could see the … Continued
Grateful for the rain
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 We had a lovely rain over night with more expected today. The trees and pasture need all the water we can get so we’ll take it. It’s also nice to have a rest from the work … Continued
And the cat says…..
March 28, 2022 The pastures here were very well established in old river bottom soil so they were able to put up with years of alpaca wear and tear. Every year I would broadcast some new pasture grass seed and … Continued
Gate is open – let’s run!
Monday, March 27, 2022 We had to get the alpacas out of our way for fencing and tractor work yesterday so we decided to open the gate to the new property. The grass there is quite abundant and we can’t … Continued
House dogs 🐾
Saturday, March 26, 2022 I don’t post as much about our house dogs because, well, this blog is supposed to be about the alpaca farm. But they are a huge part of our lives and we love them dearly. Banjo … Continued
Scheduling
Thursday, March 24, 2022 We have a very tentative date for shearing 2022 on June 18. Much later than I’d like, but we’ll focus on keeping them all cool until that date if we have to. And things can often … Continued
Changing landscape
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 As the landscape changes from winter to spring one of the biggest chores we face is the big barn clean out. It’s a huge task but someone has to do it. lol And that someone is … Continued
Livestock Guardian Dogs
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 To watch a livestock guardian work is really amazing, but to watch them teach and communicate with one another is almost magic. When Blue arrived 2 years ago this month, we expected Charlotte would take him … Continued
Monday Ramblings
Monday, March 21, 2022 Warming trend for the week means we need to focus on where the alpacas can go and where they can’t. If they eat the tiny blades of grass when they first appear, there will only be … Continued
The animals and the gentle boy
Sunday, March 20, 2022 It’s the first day of Spring and of course we’re expecting snow today! Ha But they say around here that it’s not really spring until it snows on the tulips and the tulips aren’t even up … Continued
A symphony of birds
Saturday, March 19, 2022 Well that was quite the moon last night wasn’t it? The guardian dogs did some minor predator control barking but not as much as we sometimes hear during a full moon. What we did hear … Continued