The "guys"

Some days are big. Saturday was one of those days. That was the day we met the "guys."

What a face! This is our fawn alpaca cushing calmly for his picture.

Unfortunately, I was so busy talking to Kyla of Blue Diamond Alpacas that I can't put names with the faces of the 7 alpaca males that will call our farm their home. But I can tell you a few: Loki, Truimph, Temptation and Toby.

The black guy is the dominant one of the group. He kinda has that look.

The white one, Loki, is the only gelding - and is the only face
to which I can put a name. I love the markings on the silver gray.

I think this shot got the entire herd in one photo!

We were very excited to meet these guys. And their fiber feels awesome - super soft like just about every alpaca fleece I've had the pleasure to touch. They were friendly, but not pushy, and curious about us. As soon as we entered their space nearly the whole group walked over to say hello.

One of the great parts about the deal we get with the purchase of these boys is the equipment that comes with them. Many gates and panels as well as some fencing will be moved to our farm. Two moveable pens and a scale are also included in the package along with bins, troughs and buckets.

This is a big step and we are excited to have made it.

Yesterday, after spending the entire day on Sunday at our Shawnee house "staging" with some help from a professional (who is unattached to all of our stuff) interior designer, Brent and I and all of the boys were exhausted. We packed up much of the collected nic-nacs, pencils, pens and clutter that we've become accustomed to having around us. And now our house looks super-clean. But we are still rather stunned by the starkness. So yesterday was another big day. And it brought us another step closer to the farm.

And to ground ourselves in a restful and calm sense of the reason for it all, Brent and I visited the farm. We sat in the space on the main floor of the house where our computer desk will be and enjoyed the view, the sound of the wind and birds in the trees. We dreamed of a not-so-distant, much-less-hectic life… and drank a beer :-)

The view from the "desk" of our neighbor's pond on Sunday.