I know, I know
It’s been awhile, yes I know.
Summer is coming to an end and fall is creeping up, slowly but surely. Extreme weather seems to be all the rage lately, and that’s never a good thing. Two days ago we had big storms here in northern Ohio and yesterday Andrew and I spent a good many minutes clearing up branches in our yard. One of the pitfalls of having one. Andrew is currently next door at his parents house, in a pair of chainsaw pants, helping his dad clear a tree that was felled by the storm. Ah, the joys of country living!
Speaking of! One of the Towne’s alpacas, Meggy, gave birth to her first cria (baby alpaca)! Unfortunately, I was at work when she popped him out but Andrew was there to document the birth in it’s full glory. It took all of 30 minutes and the babe was up and walking. 4 hours later when I came to see it, the cria was up to full run and was being cute and stuff. Here are picture of the birth (nothing too graphic because there were some photos that were, like, whoa)
The Towne’s shear their alpacas once a year in the spring. I witnessed my first shearing this year and it was pretty neat to see. Currently, there are garbage bags full of wool in the Towne’s garage. I would love to learn how to clean and spin the wool. I’ll just tack that onto my never ending list of things I would like to learn. HA!
And pictures of the shearing! Enjoy!
Fondly,
Crystal
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