Finally, winter has come... on the 3rd day of spring.  Well it's Northwest weather. Why would we be surprised? Here the alpacas are spending the morning exploring the snow covered pasture. Freya and Loki were pronking joyfully through their first snow.  By noon it will be gone...so enjoy!

It's been a busy March. The first week we had a delightful time sharing our alpaca life with the Seattle Knitter's Guild. Gretchen presented pictures of alpacas, facts about their heritage, stories about their charming personalities and talked about the wonderful qualities of their fleece and yarn. We're looking forward to welcoming all of them to the farm this summer.

Mid-March we hosted another group of 3rd graders from the Bright Water Waldorf school in Seattle. Enthusiasm for meeting and working with the alpacas was not dampened by the rainy weather. The spinning and weaving activities were held in the warmth of the yurt. Here are pictures of the students weaving and spinning. If we get more pictures of the outdoor activities from parents who joined us for the day, I'll post them on our blog. We were delighted to hear this is their favorite field trip of the year. Our wonderful volunteers certainly enjoyed working with the students.

The sky darkened, the temperature dropped and a soft snow settled over the farm. The critters took refuge in the barn and all was quiet for the night.

But the next morning the boys were pronking and chasing each other in the snow. This being her first winter, Asa took a good roll in the white stuff and was covered with snow.  For us it means hauling warm water to the troughs and breaking the ice on top so they can have a drink. It's been staying at just about freezing during the day so the snow is still with us for a second day. The trees are still covered and the road icy.  And they are predicting more for tomorrow.

Click on the gallery to see more of alpacas in the snow!