Out of the winter Funk

The sun is shining and the temps are rising.  Nothing can raise my spirits more!  We have  just returned from the MOPACA show in Kansas City, where we had 12 inches of snow while we were there, but that was last weekend and this is a new day.
The show was slow with the huge snowfall, but it was a great time to get back in touch with a lot of great breeders.  Our Delilah got a Fourth place ribbon, we would have liked better, but are happy she ribboned.  Freja, unfortunately did not place.  Freja was in a very tough  class and I am not disappointed in her.  She was a good girl in her first show ring.  We did have iquieries about her after she left the ring.
I was the Fiber Arts Judge.  It was my first judging experience and I really loved the experience.  I knew I was more than qualified, so I felt like I did a nice job.  There were some very beautiful items.  I was so impressed by the skill exhibited.  Mopaca is such a nice show, well run, nice venue, and resonable fees.

NASTY Weather

It is NASTY outside!  I think we must have had at least 5 inches of snow, but it was just above freezing so it is drippie, wet, cold and tiring.  I thought the alpacas had stayed in the barn all day.  Although the beans let me know that they had spent a lot of time in the barn, their fleece was sopping wet, so I know they spent some time outside.  That is not a problem for the older animals, as their fleece is long and the wetness does not reach down to the skin.  It is little Frederica and Hippolytte that Imost worry about.  The cria fleec is not as dense and not as long as the the rest of them.  I took a towel and tried to dry their fleece.  I am not sure it helped much, but it made me feel good.

Frederica

I walked down the long drive to get the mail.  It had been in the box for several hours.  A  small hole in the seam of the box had let the moisture in  the box, ugh.  I was thankful the newspaper was in a plastic sleeve.  Now I am warm and cozy in front of a fire, the alpacas are in a clean shed or barn with fresh hay and buckets of heated water.  It continues to look like a blizzard outside and I am so happy I have already been to the barn.

Time to relax,

Alpaca Lady