tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post7661882518714096090..comments2008-01-24T09:56:51.212-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-9405335233623598662008-01-24T09:56:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:56:00.000-05:00Hi Julie,<BR/>New to your blog ( via Drawing the MotMot, another favorite place ) and can see why Debby features your blog on hers.<BR/>I am smitten by your animals and your writings and descriptions.<BR/>The baby alpacas- oh my gosh they are just as you described.<BR/>It appears that you've made your home the sweet slice of the natural world that is ours for the appreciation.Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970572146267943838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-53961447083050050872008-01-23T20:40:00.000-05:002008-01-23T20:40:00.000-05:00Those are beautiful animals! I do worry that they don't have some kind of Great Pyrenees or other kind of guardian dog to protect them from potential alpaca molesters though. Hopefully they won't have any trouble. I love that last photo of the baby alpaca with its mother. So cute! I can see how a person could fall in love with them. The three who were sneaking up on you were totally adorable. Like teenagers caught in the act. <BR/>:-)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01818111801666078642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-84209065883255309922008-01-23T20:13:00.000-05:002008-01-23T20:13:00.000-05:00Hi Julie,<BR/>I enjoyed your alpaca series so much I ordered myself some new yarn: 4 balls of Alpaca and Cashmere and 2 skeins of Alpaca and Silk. I haven't started knitting with them yet, but take them out of the box periodically just to hold them against my face and sigh. Wonderfully soft yarn.RuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-43441574858110762792008-01-23T10:31:00.000-05:002008-01-23T10:31:00.000-05:00After a week of sick kids and snow days, looking at yet another week of single parenting, my nom de plume (to steal one from Click and Clack) is Erasmus B. Dragon.<BR/><BR/>And a perennial favorite from the Natl. Lampoon Yearbook: Vic Svaporub.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-49572344868150552182008-01-23T10:06:00.000-05:002008-01-23T10:06:00.000-05:00I see your Virginia Ham and raise you a Crystal Chandal Lear.littleorangeguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12654738679277701610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-68245053192548095732008-01-23T09:40:00.000-05:002008-01-23T09:40:00.000-05:00Very cute, especially their expressions, but I don't think I could raise animals that I couldn't hug and stroke.<BR/><BR/>Twisting the theme a bit from <BR/>Bt3's comment, I remember looking in our association's database and found a member whose name was, I kid you not, Virginia Ham.possumladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-33165436897111559802008-01-23T09:26:00.000-05:002008-01-23T09:26:00.000-05:00Jules:<BR/><BR/>I wonder if there's some guy out there with the name Al Paca? I grew up with a girl in Iowa named Ann Hinga, you know. Just wondering....<BR/><BR/>Nice final alpaca post, BTW.BT3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-77658587063008385562008-01-22T23:01:00.000-05:002008-01-22T23:01:00.000-05:00I like the expressions, too--especially the 3 at the gate.<BR/>And, although they may spit at each other, not at people, I've had the misfortune of standing between 2 llamas--in their line of fire! <BR/>I can understand sour mouth!ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-58692756087212558372008-01-22T22:32:00.000-05:002008-01-22T22:32:00.000-05:00I agree with Trixie--especially the pic of the three who sneaked up on you--they each have a different expression: the one on the left--oops, who me? no I wasn't looking at you. The one in the middle--ah, yuck, yup I wuz just looking at you. And the one of the right--I can't see; is there someone to look at?KGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-23167206755025162662008-01-22T21:01:00.000-05:002008-01-22T21:01:00.000-05:00I love the expressions on the faces of those alpacas.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552207186874225235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-36016576583813937442008-01-22T20:37:00.000-05:002008-01-22T20:37:00.000-05:00sigh....alpaca....thanks for the tour. I will now go knit.Trixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-79728958786057134682008-01-22T18:26:00.000-05:002008-01-22T18:26:00.000-05:00OK, the white male with "sour mouth" looks disturbingly like my paternal unit. <BR/><BR/>Love the apprehensive look on Baker's face in the first photo. He so clearly wants to kiss their eyes out and so clearly knows he can't... poor, poor Chet.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Alpaca lessons!littleorangeguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12654738679277701610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-55992438825904423782008-01-22T17:46:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:46:00.000-05:00Julie,<BR/><BR/>So this is the end. I have enjoyed learning about Alpacas and their distanced demeanor. When I needed a laugh this evening, the photo "alpaca can look sheepish" did it. Sorry they weren't huggable but I think in some time, you would have managed to get a few. Put those alpaca huggables far away from the eye kisser.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.com