Very hard to get going today as I am still feeling the effects of yesterdays road trip. But there is no rest in the alpaca farming game. We have had contractors in painting the house exterior for the last two weeks and their work has now come to a end thank goodness.

The hay is starting to dry out very quickly now so I do hope we can get it bailed straight after the glorious 4th of July. I could say I am in the hands of the gods on that one but the truth of the matter is that I am in the hands of John Pierson the local contractor who cuts and bails all of our hay.

Latte who I brought from Portland yesterday, has settled straight back in with the other alpacas in the herd and its just like she was never away. Southern Cross her mother is due to have a cria this weekend so I will be on cria watch from the 6th of July onwards.

When I was driving up to Portland yesterday I was overtaken by Bill Schweitzer and his mother. Bill is my most recent alpaca client and is now busy upgrading his fencing and creating a building to house his new alpacas which are still here at Mulberry Alpacas. Then if I didn't go and bump into them in Cost Co this morning while stocking up on goodies for July the 4th.....its a small small alpaca world.

Oh well must keep going I better go get out the flags and start hanging them up for tomorrow.