August was soooooooooo busy!

August was so busy, but is gone now.  We had fog I think every morning.  This is a picture of our barn with the sun rising up above it one very foggy morning.  Feels like Brigadoon out here when it gets real foggy, and that by the way, is one of my very favorite movies.

Coming with the fog, also comes some very cool spiderwebs.  Big ones, little ones, mostly with the heavy foggy dew and they are very awesome.

Also, come some very lovely flowers.  Sunflowers, are one of my very favorites because my grandma Hendrix in Kentucky grew them, so I consider them "comfort flowers". 

Another of my favorites is one that I got from a friend, Teresa.  Teresa and I traded some perennials for some  Alpaca Gold, of which we have an unending supply.  This is one of the flowers I got from Teresa, it is a Sedum and it is in bloom now.  

And last, is a mystery flower.  I got about a dozen or so bulbs from my sister at our previous house and I planted them.  They never really did anything there, but regardless since my sister gave them to me, I dug them and they are now at our new Alpaca Farm.  Not really expecting anything, but I planted them anyway. They did grow in the Spring, some beautiful daffodil looking leaves and then of course, as their life cycle has it, they die down and are supposed to "bloom" again later in the summer, when you least expect it.  They did and they were magnificently gorgeous.  The funny thing about it is my sister had moved to California but was home for a visit.  They bloomed while she was home.  Surprise!  Yes, Surprise Lily, or Naked Lady, or Resurrection Flower!  Whatever you call them, they are a surprise.  Every single one of them bloomed while she was home, and very fragrant.  

And then it was September!  That brought company.  My in-laws came up from Florida for a visit.  We had a great time, and they now have a new found appreciation for our alpaca life style and totally understand why we never answer the phone....we're in the barn.

We got a lot of "deck" time with Ron & Helen, saw some wildlife too.  Deer way in the back, some turkeys trespassing close to the house, and lots of Canadian Geese swimming on the pond.

After Ron & Helen left, we had an alpaca friend from Churubusco, IN come down and show us, along with another local alpaca friend how to us OB wire to cut teeth.  Wonderful fellowship, although Tuco didn't think so.  On Thursday, dear husband, got to drive to Newton, Iowa to pick up 5 more alpacas.  Three are ours, Donna, Angel (who are both bred) and Cinnamon Twist who we will add to our herdsire list for next year.  He is beautiful and the girls are awesome too with their fancy hair cuts.

Meet Donna!

And Angel!

On Saturday, September 10th, we had our third 2nd Saturday Spin-In.  Here is a picture of the spinners spinning inside the barn, alongside our alpacas.

We also get to share snacks and oh, they are so good.  Bo the barn cat sneaked into a spinning wheel bag that belonged to Teresa (twice) and took a little cat nap.  We also got to observe baby Moses, nibbling his mother's ears, trying to get her on her feet so he can find the milk bar.  She just lets him nibble....guess that happens when babies get teeth.  OUCH!

At the end of our day, this is what we do!  Just stand around observing.  So much fun.

This Saturday, we're having the Southern Indiana Center for the Arts "painters" visit our farm and "paint the town".  That is exciting.  The following Saturday and Sunday is our National Alpaca Farm Days Open House.  Very busy but also very exciting times on the farm.  We hope you will stop and see us sometime.