Snow, snow and more snow!

We've been dealing with snow on a regular basis since the first snow of the season fell in January.  Even though we snow blow trails for the alpacas to have more space outside, they seem to have a little cabin fever, just like we do!  They'll be glad for warmer days to be here to melt all this snow and give them their paddock space back!

The girls were hanging out in the stall one day when I caught Ambrosia with a back full of snow!  She must have been outside in the snow for awhile.  Their fiber is about two to three inches long and the snow just sits on top of it.  I don't think they even feel it!

This was a really cold morning while doing chores.  Champ is seen behind me with his usual smile on his face.

Acura, in the middle is mother to Rose Petal, on left and Mia, on right.  

These three can usually be found close to one another.

Buster Brown must have been eating snow!

The barn looks very different this time of year, with huge mounds of snow on either

 side of the front gate.  There's not much more room to put any more snow!

 

The snow is almost as high as the fence!  Mateo is looking out from the barn.

This is the area between the paddocks that leads to the manure pile out back.

Champ and Smokey just hanging out after breakfast one morning.  

These two were born the same year on our farm and are good buddies.

Buddy was the cause of a traffic jam on the path that runs along the side of the barn.  

He was busy eating snow and wasn't about to move so Champ could go by.  

Champ finally turned around and went another way.

This was the view of the field out back, from the manure pile, while the snow was coming down.

 

Mellea is in the forefront while her girlfriends eat at the hay box.

Mellea is our largest alpaca on the farm and just fits into the hay box! 
She loves to lay in it!

The alpacas don't mind eating their breakfast in the snow.

Chance wears a blanket to keep warm and stay protected from the snow. 
He too, would rather be outside even when it's snowing.

~ Rose