Farm and Garden

I did plant my garden and I was worried because it didn't look like it was wet enough or was going to grow and I had a couple of friends who doubted my seeds would work. I go out every day after work and look at it.

Here is what I planted: beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, yellow squash, zucchini, onions, basil, chives, rosemary, strawberries, and bell peppers. The bell peppers haven't gone in the ground yet, they have been in seed pots in the utility room.

Here is what I found today, I was so excited I almost jumped up and down but then remembered I might fall in the pool.
Zucchini








Tomatoes










Squash










Carrots








And my most favorite part: STRAWBERRIES!!!
There are other things that are starting to grow, but these were the most impressive today. There are some cucumbers as well. The one mistake that I did was not telling Chuck to give me room behind the fence as it is hard to work the back side of the garden effectively.

This past weekend we went to East Texas for alpaca shearing. This is our third year to go. We met these people at an Alpaca Seminar that they held 3 years ago and have become fast friends. One of the owners from Rancho Paloma fell and broke her ankle Friday night trying to catch a cria (baby alpaca) so she may be having surgery. She has about 12 in her herd and her husband had to step in and take the reins to get the job done. All went well and they were done by 8:30 and then we were off to Acacia Camelid Ranch in Frankston, TX. Here is me doing my job which was taking the alpacas from the shearer and putting them back in the pasture.
Conrad helped halter the alpacas, put leads on them before they were taken for shearing, and moved them up the assembly line in the pen.









Matthew helped carry some of the cria to the pasture with Mama following behind so that Mama and baby could go to the pasture together.
I had one chance to hold a cria and take it and Mama back to the pasture. I absolutely loved it! That mom and baby are on my wish list, they are gorgeous!

Stay tuned for more garden updates......

PS--the pictures and descriptions didn't quite line up. I am on a learning curve. Please forgive me!