My Blue Moon

Thursday was a Blue Moon. It was also Dew's birthday, and the day the alpacas came to live in my back yard.

They hum. Yup, they sound like hungry puppies whining. Their eyes are large and liquid, with long eyelashes. Eyes that remind me of Manga cartoons. They don't like to be petted, but will eat sweetfeed out of my hand. They have soft muzzles and they lip the grain very gently.

Ollie's the blue eyed white, and he' deaf. Ringo's the silly brown man on the right. They will spit at each other for dominance, but so far they haven't spit at me.

The angora kid does seem to get on with them just fine. I could stand at the kitchen window and watch them together for hours--washing dishes just got more enjoyable!

Dewey had a quiet birthday, with Generations Pizza and a marble cake. My sweetheart is 37!

We watched Caitlyn's softball team take another beating, and she got her thumb smashed by the ball, but she scored a run, dammit!