Well there is certainly plenty of variety in our alpaca farming lifestyle right now.
We have just completed our first US tax return for 2005, I know its late, but we did ask for an extension.... the system is so very similar to the UK yet completely different at the same time. Thank goodness for accountants and Quick Books

The fertilizer we used in the spring is really starting to kick in now and the grass is growing steadily in all the alpaca pastures and in the hay field. I also spread some on the garden lawn and in the orchard, that too is now growing like topsy and has to be mowed at least once a week....perhaps doing the garden lawn wasn't so smart after all.

The local builders are now very busy and we have managed to secure a large amount of fairly decent soil that is being removed from a green field site. We use it to fill holes where we have pulled rocks and fill in old irrigation ditches. The stuff is now arriving thick and fast and certainly much quicker than we can spread it.

Tomorrow one of our vegetable growing neighbours is coming round to fill their trailer with alpaca poop which will be a relief as the pile is becoming quite considerable.

In between all of this its really very pleasant to take the time to just look out of the window and see the alpacas sat chewing their cud with that slow grinding side to side action which tells you all is well in the world.

Adrian Stewart