Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Goodness, Llama's?

I haven't really told you about how the farms going...as we are sprouting into farmers already. We had a last harvest of apples. We are going to be pruning, and hoping to get a better harvest next year. Oh, we planted eight little trees,cherries and pears which will be giving fruit in three years if they last. And our livestock is as it should be. But I've saved the real news for last! We're going to get a family of llama's. I can hear a pin drop in the background. Its very exciting! Once we went to an apalca farm somewhere in the countryside of Amity,(I love alpacas) and we actually saw a pregnant mother give birth. When it was 'out' finally, and after being rubbed on a towel it began to walk, and it was one of the cutest animal. We all named it Dawn. Life is such an amazing thing. But back to the Llama's, your feet are probably shifting from the other in suspense. When are they coming? What do they look like? The answer is Thursday, and I'm thinking of a white dad, and maybe a brownish red for mama and baby. (I'll have to post a picture when the camera finally connects to the iMac.)
This is an unshorn alpaca. They are shorter than Llama's, and their hair is more luxirant and made into yarns. Alpaca hair is super soft and there is a market for pillows and shawls in Peru, or for the animals themselves.
Here is a llama. See the difference? I think the Alpaca's are much sweeter. Actually, Llama's can die of a broken heart if they are alone so a pack option can be sheep. Llama's are very social, so hopefully Moon will be with them, and give them extra company.

2 comments:

  1. Wow ! Can't wait to see your new animals ! Hopefully when we pick you up to see your new cousin Louis.

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  2. It was a sopping wet thursday when two animals, the cow and the baby Llama broke away, and a 6 hour roundup began. It is thought that the cow, seeing a strange alien of an animal with a long neck broke out of the fence and started to relive her feelings with apples in the neighbor's orchard. We only made things worse, when the cow saw us trying to get her on our side, she ran onto the road and then the ordeal started. We found the llama on the Combest rd, almost four miles out. After tracing it thru two neighbor's backyards, we finally chased it near a christmas tree farm. Mr. Randy told me not to be afraid of such a little creature, I asked God for immense help, and then with two men on the side of me, the llama rushed to the weakest person and I fooled him that I have strong limbs, dragged him to the ground and that's that.

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