Hurry up spring!

On Sunday we had a snowstorm that brought us several inches of new snow. Today, it's rain and temperatures in the 30's.

This is that sloppy time of year that makes me want spring to get here even faster! I get a little peek at the ground below all that snow. The days seem to be longer with more sunshine. Even the alpacas, llamas and other animals at the farm are looking a happier at the signs of warmer days ahead.

My older brother raises Scottish Highland Cattle and a few yaks at our family farm where we raise our animals. Over the weekend, one of his cows who always has her calves in the middle of February, usually during blizzards, had a beautiful little black heifer. We did some shifting around in the barn and he made mom and new baby a stall to avoid Sunday's snowstorm.

When he brought the calf in the barn, you should have seen all the alpaca and llama ladies! They all gathered at the side of their pen and stared happily at the pretty little -- 60 pound -- calf. The majority of the alpaca and llama ladies are moms and no matter what kind of baby it is, they get the happiest looks on their faces when they see a baby! I wish I had brought the camera outside with me because it was priceless.

Of course all the ladies love to see the new baby, but they are glad that mama cow and calf stay on their own side of the barn. Plus it's just a temporary housing situation for the new mom. She'll be mingling again with the rest of the herd within a couple of weeks.

That's all for today. Hope you are warm and dry where you are!