The warmer weather of recent days appears to be gone and wet weather is forecast for this coming weekend so the clouds are already gathering. This is a double shame as tonight is a total eclipse of the moon.

It will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2010.

The easy-to-watch event will play out in several stages as Earth's shadow blocks sunlight from shining on the moon. Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible from all locations in the United States, according to NASA. Along the Oregon and northern California coasts, the moon will rise during the early stages of the eclipse, however.



Not really sure if the alpacas can figure out whats going on as it will get very dark then as the full moon comes out again I guess it will lighten up....clouds permitting.

I have recently been dipping into the book Understanding Alpaca Breeding by Richard M. Bourdon I have been speaking to the publishers Prentice Hall in New York to see if we can get permission to put chapter 12 of his book onto the AOBA web site for 12 months. My argument is that it might actually help them sell some copies of the book.....chapter 12 is about Large Scale Genetic Evaluation and features EPDs so relevant to the project I am doing for the Affiliate Congress.

Okay a bit low on news today but I have been out of action getting an MRI scan on my neck...lets just say I am glad I did caving as a school boy so I have no fear of enclosed dark spaces......