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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...

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...

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...

Hagrid is a Babydoll ram. He is neither a baby or looks anything like a doll. He weighs 98kg. And is super keen on grass. He seems quite tame and walks well on a lead. The llamas aren’t keen, apart from Sunny who is very curious. The cats don’t quite know what to make...

It was a mammoth task getting ready to shear. we had to ensure that we could get 19 llamas into the corral on the driveway without any escaping or getting into the garden or either of the orchards. A lot of planning and temporary fencing was required. Clover still...

The container has finally gone. A big hiab truck came and took it a away. What a relief. Now we have a potential garden. I am hoping to get some plants in before it dries out too much. The natives that have just been planted on the other side of the boundary fence...

Sunny was quite happy to be haltered up this morning and go for a walk with Shadow and Julia, his Mum. He was getting a bit bored by the time the vet arrived. Julia really enjoyed the oversize buttercups on the drive. Shadow got a bit restless so we put her back in...

I came across an amazing cluster of fungi growing out of a dead punga. Mushrooms in a group that are a bit more scattered and irregular ( Simon says ‘ a bit like you’) are said to be gregarious. We identified them as Summer Oyster Mushrooms. I tried a bit and no...

These are for my friend Robin who is a big fan of No Ugly health drinks. So I thought I would see if I could create a delicious meal using them as inspiration. First invite tour guests. We had 10 people so we could all ait around the table. I reckon 12 is maximum for...