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Settling in

Settling in

Hagrid is doing a great job of cross grazing. He really likes grass. Not sure if the llamas really like him. The kanuka is flowering. Unfortunately the tobacco weed/ woody nightshade is also really taking off. I have to keep reminding myself that everythingI pull up...
Clary learns to swim

Clary learns to swim

Clary has always been a bit nervous of the sea. When she was a puppy a wave knocked over. It was cold and she got a horrible fright. Today the water was really warm a d when Brocky chased sticks Clary was really brave and when she got out of her depth she swam very...
An unexpected Treat for Emma

An unexpected Treat for Emma

Unfortunately Doug the Digger ran over my ponytail palm and snapped it off at the base so I doubt that it will come away again. I sadly dropped the trunk on the grass. Emma thought I had brought her something delicious and started eating it immediately. She is still...
Summer style after shearing

Summer style after shearing

The llamas always look really weird after being shorn. It takes me a while to get used to how they look and it never seems very attractive. All those beautiful curly locks that move with the wind and the thick fuzz of the woolly ones transformed into skinny naked...
Mother and baby doing well

Mother and baby doing well

Clover is a lovely attentive mum in spite of being so young and Carmen is a very spritely little cria. They are all keen on checking in after a birth, there are some very good aunties. It will be interesting to see if there are any more arrivals. We are trying to get...
A new born cria

A new born cria

It was a beautiful still and balmy afternoon. Perfect weather to finish shearing Morning Glory who had only had half a haircut as she got so distressed and jumpy. when everyone else was getting shorn. Hand shearing Morning Glory What we didn’t expect was to find a...