Wrong place

My alpacas decided that they should not stay near the hay barn or the three sided lean to but instead hopped the fence and went to a field where they should not be.  I think they were trying to cure the alpaca version of cabin fever.  As I went to my vehicle to go to work, I saw them running to an entrance that would return them to where they should have been with the sheep.  The problem was that I would have to travel over there to open the gate.  Well, I didn't.  They will just have to wait until tomorrow and enjoy the sparse vegetation and the puddles made from the rain and melting snow.

Snowy day

It snowed very steadily today with an accumulation of over one foot.  I watched while Windy (a llama/alpaca mix) watched my friend plowed out my driveway since the diesel in my tractor gelled with the low temperatures.  I kept busy by satisfying my tactile senses with sorting fiber into length, micron width, grade and color.  Some of the fleeces were fine and felt really good.   After I finish this client's fiber harvest I plan on working on sorting sheep fleeces to become a certified wool sorter.  I love natural animal fiber.