OUR SMALL HERD

Our original four boys came from Ardo Alpacas in Aberdeenshire. We are not alpaca breeders and have our boys purely as pets. Our experience is that you don't need to be a breeder and that a 'batchelor herd' can give much pleasure to the owner. We have 5 acres including our big garden and grazing for the boys, 15 miles north of Inverness, Scotland. I spin, knit, felt and crochet with the fleece from the boys.

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Sunday 29 March 2020

British Summer Time

Faro (front) with his pal Fyta behind on a pretty miserable, wet day - one of several we had at the beginning of the week.
On this particularly miserable day the Grumpy Gardener had decided to hammer in some strengthening posts on a part of the fencing which Fergus loves to rub against!  The 'dynamic duo' were there to witness the proceedings!
Now all three boys are interested with Fergus joining the audience.  Actually he was more interested in whether any food was coming his way!
Almost feed time and water changing - Fyta is always interested in the watering can and often lifts it up in the air when empty.
Taken early this morning whilst the boys were still sleepy - nobody told them about the clocks going forward an hour!
Fyta can hardly wait to start eating his breakfast haylage and the human's hands almost get nibbled in the process!
And finally......... the buds on the Paeony bush burst open this week to reveal the budding flower head on top and all the leaves around it. It's the start of British Summer Time - wish the weather knew that, it's still very cold.

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