The heart knows the soul better than the mind does.
~ Pat Rodegast
This was my favorite quote floating around Twitter this week. Perhaps because it fits into my life these days. Perhaps because it fits well with the novel that is consuming my thoughts. Either way, alpacas are the most soulful creatures I’ve ever come across.
They make an indelible mark upon your soul.
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” Rebecca West
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu
Welcome Tiana!
Isolde and her new cria
Tiana
Tiana and Isolde
We recently welcomed this little cria (baby alpaca) to our herd. Dam, Isolde, is a good momma to this precious Magnum daughter. The last picture above is one of my favorites.
It is the nature of babies to be in bliss.
~Deepak Chopra
Yesterday a cria was born on our farm. (A cria is what you call a baby alpaca). It comes from the Spanish word for “creation”. This little bundle of joy belongs to our friends, the Bowens, whose farm is Humming Star Alpacas. A few of their alpacas are being boarded with us while their barn is being built. We are grateful to them for sharing their alpaca dam, Doe, with us. Doe has brought us lots of fun moments. She is full of personality, and has one of the loveliest alpaca faces that I know. She was even on the cover of our regional newspaper in 2008 with her friend Walker in an award-winning story about alpacas.
Welcome little girl! Can’t wait to find out what the Bowens will name her. Sired by none other than our signature herdsire, SCA Peruvian Magnum, she looks like a great combination of her two parents.
First steps
I love her pretty little face! It will be fun to watch her grow.
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – Wonder, Hope, a dream of possibilities”.
~Edna J. LeShan
Words like “dam” and “cria” got you stumped? Check out the Alpaca Glossary of Terms.
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