The little alpaca in this picture is now a grandsire. As a cria (baby) there were many nights we didn’t expect him to make it through until the dawn. I kissed him goodbye twice, sure that I would be greeted by a lifeless body in the morning.
But he was the “Energizer Bennie”. He just kept [...]
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” Rebecca West
Welcome Tiana!
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 [...]
“SHOOT FOR THE MOON
Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” ~ Unknown
Occasionally I like to look at my husband’s monument. The big one in Normandy, France. The one on Utah Beach that honors all the Navy men who served their country there on D-Day sixty-five years ago.
We spent years doing the struggling artist [...]
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