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A very busy day is behind us. Two feet of snow have fallen. In addition to our regular chores, we spent the day moving snow. Steve on the tractor, me behind the snow blower.
The farm becomes so magical during and after a fresh snow. Much like children, the alpacas seem to become electrified in freshly fallen snow. Pronking about and playing with each other. Mostly, it is the youth that start the snow play while the adults are hunkered down in the barns.
But, once we have cleared paths in the deep snow, they all venture out. Investigating the maze of snow paths throughout the paddock. I love to watch them during this time and kind of feel bad for Steve, he is out front running the tractor, clearing major drives or way out back clearing the tractor road to the poop piles. I get to work the paddocks and watch the alpacas as they investigate what seems like brand new territory. Next time I will try to remember to bring the camera and take pictures. Unfortunately, this time, there was so much work to be done moving the snow I forgot.
Snow was coming down so quickly, but the time I removed the first foot, another six inches had fallen. It's okay, one must expect these days in this climate.
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