After pictures of Operation Separation...

After 'Operation Separation' was completed everyone settled down and I took some pictures. Above is outside my main pen....with Angie my Queen and her kid nestled right behind her. Further down is Marble and then beyond that is Amber, she is the colored one sitting upright and her kid is laying down.

This picture was taken inside my main pen and you can see Maggie in front.....Cherry Berry the orange one and her kid....Lilly Billy....Lilly was born on Easter Sunday and has been a trouble maker ever since she hit the ground. She took right after her mother. Beyond them is Farley my Nubian companion goat. He was done with the festivities long before everyone else. I guess moving some goats....didn't excite his goat....OK, pun on words. At the end is Princess. She is tough and likes to be out of the crowd.

My poor llamas......they were thinking....'What is he doing taking pictures at this time of night'. As you can see their eyes are closed but they looked so peaceful I couldn't resist taking the picture. Well they couldn't have been too upset..their ears are up. Oyster is in the front and is the leader with Oreo behind. They are just so cute.....they have their spitting matches but Oyster still takes the lead every time. Oyster and Oreo cam from Kathy's and are from the same mother and father. The mother is white and the father is black. Oyster is oyster colored except for the black spot on her face and Oreo is chocolate with some white under her chin. Oreo melts my heart every time she looks at me with those big brown eyes that just say 'love me'....just 'love me'. Oyster just wants to rub noses and get kisses. This night is was warm and I guess they found a cool place to sit for a while. I am sure they were up after I went in patrolling their property and taking count of their herd. All in all it was an interesting night and I hope 'Operation Separation' was not too late.

C

Operation - Separation...is now complete...

Above is Sampson coming into his manhood as I call it. You can see his horns are starting to curl out and he is grunting and doing things I am not going to describe. He hasn't got it all figured out and hopefully he didn't connect all the dots and make babies with my older woman, Flo. I call her Flo because she has large flowing horns for a female and is seven years old. I hope she didn't show him the ropes.....well time will tell. Anyway Sampson has fiber like his father No. Size from Kathy's. I hope he continues to have it and pass it on to his future kids. Notice I stated future......like 2009...not 2008. Sampson....are ya listening.

I was talking to Kathy and stated I noticed that Sampson, the first picture, was sniffing butts. She stated I may have missed getting him separated before making more babies.....oh my. Well this all happened about two weeks ago....I separated that night and it was not easy. Sampson was not liking being moved away from his lady friends especially Flo...he was taking a liken to one of my newest additions....although see is seven she must still have it going on....and Sampson liked it. Hopefully I won't have any babies....but that is what Christmas is all about....gifts and love. OK, I can take all the love but hope the gifts didn't quit make it. Anyway, time will tell.

The Five Geese a Laying were busy supervising the whole operation.....ensuring I did everything correctly and talking me through the whole procedure. The bottom picture was taken after all the work was done and the supervisors were discussing the event amongst themselves.

If Sampson does make some babies they should have awesome Mohair...look at the curls on the first picture.

C

What was once buds are now fruit of the Desert...

The first picture was taken early in the Spring and the bottom one was just taken the other night. All the buds blossomed and are now becoming fruit of the Desert. Interesting that all of them made it because there are so many.

C

The Long Lonely Road to Love.....

One night after a brief rain I was walking my property and noticed a creature on a long lonely road looking for love. Above is a male of the Tucson Blond Tarantula out looking for a mate. I even tried to pick him up, yes they are friendly despite what everyone says about them, but he was just interested in staying on his journey.

The males seek out the females....the females keep burrows and sometimes can live up to twenty years sometimes in the same burrow...the males...not so lucky. Once they do their final molt they become sexually mature and will mate then die. Sad but true....their two front legs change so they can mate and are unable to eat and if they are accepted by the female then success and a new crop of babies will be produced.....if not he could end up as dinner. I guess with that in mind who could eat. I couldn't knowing I could be my mates midnight snack......but if you got to go then it might as well be while mating and he was intent on finding his mate. I hope he did.

If you see them know that they are looking for love....sometimes in the wrong places but are really fragile and won't bother you because they are on that long lonely road to love.

C

Thank you for reading my Blog.

I would like to thank all those reading and posting comments to my Blog. It helps inspire me to keep posting and wanting to share my adventures in the world of Mohair. OK, and all the rest of the stuff that goes along with the Mohair including some additions like llamas, geese and a few others as well (Marble).

Thanks,
Chris

I actually finished some yarn!

A few weeks ago at a spin-in at my friend Kathy's I actually spun a few bobbins of my mohair. Well today I finished the process by hand washing them and hanging them to dry. Here are the results. I think they turned out well. The second picture is a blend of violet, yellow and some blue sparkles and the third picture is a natural color. It is from my red doe Amber. It turned out very soft.

The next step will be to have someone actually use it to see how well it holds up. I am excited to see my fiber made into something. Now I need to really start carding and spinning. I only have about two hundred pounds to go...and more being grown every day. Kathy was right it piles up quickly if you don't keep using it.

I think I am going to ask my friend Michelle to use it to make something. I will post what she does if she agrees. Eventually I will learn how to make some things and hopefully one day start selling my yarns.

C

The Mighty Protector of my Kingdom!

Ready to jump at a moments notice to anything that is entering my kingdom. She is fierce with never ending energy to protect and be ever watchful.

OK, maybe I am stretching it a bit. My Abby is doing what she does best, laying around and sleeping and I wouldn't have it any other way.

She gives unconditional love and follows me all around and I love her just the way she is. Even when the geese chase her around.

Chris