Monday, February 28, 2011

Shearing 2011

Shearing day is confirmed for Saturday May 14. We usually get started at around 9am.

If you would like to volunteer let us know.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Wasn't that a Party!

Winter is still fast upon us, and everyone is hunkered down therefore things are pretty quiet these days.

Although....when I arrived in the barn to do chores yesterday morning I found some very innocent looking alpaca faces standing amid a mess.

The hay boxes in both the male section and female sections of the bran had been turned upside down, the girls had knocked down a couple of railings and even the cat dish was on the floor.

Sometimes it just better not to know....

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Driving a Zamboni

We have been home from our southern escape for a couple of weeks now and winter has settled in full force.

Two of the three barn waterers are still frozen and there are mountains of snow everywhere.

This afternoon I was doing yet more snow clean-up in front of the barn. The tractor doesn't have chains on the tires, one of those fall jobs that didn't get done. With all the layers of snow and rain the area in front of the barn has become a skating rink.

The tractor slipped and skidded as I was blowing snow.

Who hasn't wanted to drive a zamboni?