Team Llama

Bill Carver from Bowling Green came up last night and picked up Paddy. It went amazingly well. We were expecting to be bruised and bloody. We got him in the catch pen and I grabbed him around the neck while Bill got two lead ropes on his halter. Next, Lisa and I walked Paddy out while Bill opened gates. He got up in the trailer and pulled while Lisa and I pushed. After Lisa lifted his feet onto the trailer deck he stepped right up. It was dark and raining but at least it had got quite a bit warmer. It was near 70 today. Which is nice except that all the mud has thawed.

 Now Bonnie is in with Speedy and Martha is in with Dolly. Lisa was trying to coax Martha into the barnyard. She never went in so she'll be sleeping alone out in the pasture tonight. She'll figure it out eventually.

 We are well stocked in the llama department.

 Lisa was shaking a feed bucket. Everyone was taking notice.

Pearl and Bacon

The last couple of weeks have not been the best. Lisa and I were both sick and it has been really cold out. We didn't do a lot outside and didn't take any pictures. We're getting back to normal now.

 Andy came over to drop off the little trailer. Heather can lift square bales again so they won't be needing any round bales for a while. He played in the burn barrel with me.

 Lisa and Andy were securing the hay on the rack with a ratchet strap. It fell over last week and killed Curly. He was Andy's big wether.

 We got Bonnie moved into the pasture with Speedy. Tomorrow Paddy should be going to his new home. He hasn't been a pleasure to have around so he will not be missed.

 We moved the hay ring back down to the bottom. It drains better down there. The 'mud' was getting deep up by the shed.

 Nelson was showing us his pigs.

 He's taking them to the meat packers next week and wants to sell one.

 Their names are Pearl and Bacon.

Flash Flood

It's been raining all day. The creeks couldn't keep up with it.

 The creek got way up into the bottom pasture. We call it the bottom pasture because it's in the creek bottom. It isn't that surprising when it floods after raining all day it just makes a mess.

 Luna and Satin got their nails done while it was raining today. They got the hair on their feet trimmed too. Less hairy feet means they track in less mud.

 Ally is getting big.

 She gets to come out in the dog's yard.

 She follows Lisa everywhere. They all do.

 The girls know there is a sheep in their yard. They are sheepdogs after all.

 She knew that was her bottle. We had left it sitting on the deck. She quickly lost interest.

 She played with the extension cord for a few minutes. Everything is a sheep toy in Ally's world. She quickly lost interest. Lambs have short attention spans. In case you're wondering, that is a look of disgust on Piper's face. Satin is trying to decide if she can kill it without us noticing. Paris just wants it to go away.