by David | Jul 2, 2015 | Cooling Off, Heat Stress, Humour
The temperature here in the North Okanagan region of British Columbia has been unwaveringly hot for early summer, topping 40 degrees Celsius in June! This climatic aberration stretches cross the globe; Europe, Asia, the Orient and North America, are all experiencing...
by David | Feb 24, 2014 | Fundraising, Hill Climbing, Humour, Llama Behaviour, Llama Sanctuary, The Sound of Music, Uncategorized
Having recently themed a couple of other llama sanctuary posts on ‘The Sound of Music,’ I read over the weekend that Maria von Trapp died recently at the age of 99. She was the last surviving member of the von Trapp Family Singers, whose story inspired...
by David | Feb 12, 2014 | Fun and Games, Humour
The Sound of Music remains one of the most popular movies, if not THE most popular movie of all time, and for good reason; the songs are so memorable! Since yesterday’s post had me singing ‘My Favourite Things’ all day long, I wondered how many other...
by David | Jan 20, 2014 | Aggression, Fighting Teeth, Fun and Games, Llama Behaviour, Llama Games
Llamas are very playful, especially the youngsters, although boys play very different kinds of games to the girls! Whereas the girls are practicing escape and evasion tactics to avoid predators and keep the youngsters safe, the males are combat training; vying with...
by David | Jan 10, 2014 | Fun and Games, Llamas in Winter, Philosophy & Animals
You can sit in the barn and shiver and moan about how much snow has fallen or you can go out there and play in it. Life is all about choices and you can never blame anyone else for the choices you make. Go out there and have some...
by David | Dec 17, 2013 | Fun and Games, Llama Behaviour, Llama Games
Llamas love to run and play, especially the youngsters. What appears to us be play is actually the animals practicing their life-saving skills, such as escape and evasion from predators. If you are not at the top of the food chain, then somewhere out there, is a...