The farm is not just beautiful right now - it's absolutely resplendent. The animals are waking up after a long cold spring, there are babies being born, there is shearing and mucking to do, spring cleaning, gardens to plant, pastures to reseed and water - and all of it simultaneously back-breaking and enjoyable. The animals are happy for the care and attention and we're happy to give it.
And we have babies galore right now. The first living being I have ever witness born aside from my own children was a little white male alpaca born on my birthday of all days. He has a little brown spot on this head, like an odd little toupee, which will help us identify him later on in the sea of black yearlings that we're bound to have. Many others have been born, as well as one little brown and white male who has the distinction of being the first living being I have delivered/caught, ever! He was stuck in his momma a bit and I had to do a little pulling and shifting to get him out. And what a gorgeous boy he is too. We have our eye on him as he matures, though with his mixed coloring he will likely have limited utility as a herdsire. I still love his fiber though.
So summer is breaking, the days are getting warmer, and we're getting busier. Now that I have a surplus of time on my hands, I hope to keep y'all up to date on farm doings here - more often than I have. Happy almost-summer, everyone.
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