llama Burgers Anyone?

Nacho Llama is quite the pain and maybe should be on our plates!  The other day we moved some cattle in with the llamas and horses while moving cattle around to spring pastures.  Well, Nacho figures he's the head honcho and loves chasing the bulls around.  At the end of the video clip, you can see how the llamas treat each other.  When they get too close, they both stick their noses up in the air and put their ears back and turn their heads away from each other.  We think they look quite proud and vain.  Being close to the kitchen window, they give us quite the entertainment!

The fields are getting planted with this nice stretch of warm weather and the cows are being split up into different pastures.  I love seeing how excited they are to get out on fresh grass even though its not too long yet. Priscilla has her chicken hutch all cleaned and ready for new chicks and one lone tulip is blooming in my flowerbed.  Never could get tulips to grow good despite the many, many bags of bulbs I've planted over the years.  The mint is prolific in my herb garden and we can't wait for it to grow a little more to have ice tea that's not from bags. Silas is plugging away on a long list of farm projects that need to get done as well as spending a heap of time in the dairy barn.  Isaac cleaned the inside of his new barn.  He's busy planting for another farmer but his summer project is to get his barn fixed, sided, and some fencing done.  Despite the many people around the community who think Isaac's getting married because he bought this place, thought you'd like to know, no, he's not!  Hosanna and Priscilla are counting down the days till the Bible Bee boxes arrive in the mail.  Miriam has started the never-ending summer job of mowing our lawn.  So, spring seems to really be here.

Have a great day enjoying the beautiful life God has given us!

Rosa

Hello, buenos dias! I am Rosa. I'm Miriam's friend and live in her closet. Sometimes they joke around and say I'm the skeleton in the closet!! That's not nice. I like to go to church and Vacation Bible School with Miriam. I help her tell Bible stories to the children. Sometimes the little boys like to pull my hair but the little girls like me and give me hugs. I especially like to tell children how to get saved, that is if Miriam lets me speak. I think she wants me to quit telling you about her so I better go. Adios!

Isaac Builds Fire Without a Match - Part 1

I knew I couldn't get this all on one video clip so we split it into two. Isaac has been working on this for a long time. At first he used a bow he made out of wood and some twine but now he's been doing it with just a plain stick he makes and a board. Sometimes he makes the board by hand as you can see here. By the time he's got the fire going, which takes about a minute and a half, our house is blue from smoke. One time he burned a hole in my rug! Usually he blows the fire out but this time the fire in his hand got so big so fast he tossed it out the window. I cut the video just a little short of seeing that! When he twists the stick and applies friction, it's suppose to get to about 900 degrees! His hands are full of blisters but he's been making a fire almost everyday to "toughen" up his hands. If you plan on getting lost in the woods, you might want to bring Isaac along!