2009 Shearing

Wow! It's been a very long time since I've posted to this blog! Time flies whether you're having fun or not.


I finally got my poor, miserably hot animals sheared on Tuesday, June 16th. Good alpaca/llama shearers are few and far between. This year my friend Sue and I were fortunate enough to have Ann Kizer, an outstanding shearer from Northern Idaho, come to our farms. Ann drives a long circuit through the Pacific Northwest each spring. Since we got on her schedule rather late, we had to wait until her return trip from Oregon, but it was well worth the wait. We started with my herd about 9:30 in the morning, and then moved on to Sue's farm about 1:00 in the afternoon. Check out my album "2009 Jun 16 Shearing" for some "before and after" shots of my animals and Sue's.



Buddy, although quite elderly,
still looks very suave and debonair
with his special "guard llama" haircut.