Friday June 1 2007

Llamas and Alpacas

Moved the Llamas from yesterday to today. I hope to get some better pictures of them sometime this summer. There are several places raising them. One of my friends got a couple of llamas to carry her camping things when she goes backpacking - but then it's not backpacking any more, is it. The llamas get right in the back of her van and kneel down to ride there. She got a new baby llama not long ago. It's all white and very beautiful. I guess when they are three they can begin to pack.

This morning first thing we trimmed Nube's back feet. I think she has a little tummy ache this morning, but things are moving fine so I will watch her closer for a few days. Certainly don't want her to founder too. Its a worry.

Our telephone has been out of order for several days and periodically its been giving us trouble for quite a while. Usually if we wait on the phone when its down, it just sort of comes on again, but this time it didn't so emailed a few friends, one who works for the phone company to report our phone being out. Lo and Behold.......a phone company repairman came driving in about noon. He said he didn't have any report about our phone, but that the entire IMM through-the-air phone system had crashed several days ago. They are waiting for parts. He looked kind of harried, and had driven out here to get the number off our equipment. I asked him if there was any problem with our equipment and he definitely said not. At noon we didn't know how long it would take to get repaired. But by 5 p.m. when I checked, it was alive again, and had a good dial tone. Charm was very good to keep getting back with me with info that she had called in, and she also called the parts place for Joe to see if his brake drum was in. Now we can call Vegas and see how one of our friends there is doing. Beverly wrote last night and said she was in the hospital, and it turned out to be bleeding ulcers.

It's mostly cloudy and was in the mid 60s today. The wind is still supposed to blow up to 10-15 mph every day the forecast mentions wind and every day sunny and getting warmer. It just has not been nice - so warmer is good. Slight chance of thunderstorms by Wednesday (that day only). Every day will either be partly sunny or partly cloudy. I wish I knew the difference. We can do without the wind too.

Today I will be painting and hope I don't have to do too much brake line bleeding, etc. At least this guy doesn't have so many pins and flags and patches on his shirt. It shouldn't be so time consuming on that. I finished my on line voting for new members applying to WAOW, and afraid I managed to goof part of it up. Learning more all the time.