All trained....

Hay there! :-)

She finally let me in the house so I can get caught up with my blog and say hi to everyone. It's really nice in the house. Much nicer than my "house" outside. Even though there are THREE fans running for us it is still too warm.

So, I noticed something today. When we get fed, I am always first. I take after my dam that way too! Well, almost. She wants to be fed first but Clara is the herd leader so she rules. You know what this means don't you? It means I am herd leader in my paddock! I rule - I have Emma and Tabith trained! My human said to get over myself, Tabitha is just letting me go first so that I don't bother her and she can eat in peace. But if that's the case - how come Tabitha lets me push her out of the way when the hose comes out? Nah... I've got them BOTH trained!

I really enjoy the hose. My human stopped calling me Tank and now calls me the hose hog! Whatever - as long as I can keep cool what do I care what she calls me?

I am going to get a beauty treatment later this week. They bought a new scale so I will get to know how much I weigh again. I have been really bothered y that you know. I mean, with having Tank for a nick name the joke is going to be on them when they see I am just where I am supposed to be! She said after I get weighed I am getting a manicure and then dusted off and she's going to take some pictures. As soon as the sun hides behind some clouds. I have to say, nice as that sounds (right)I will be very happy to roll in the dust pile again. What's the matter with her thinking I need to be dusted off? Doesn't she know that I know grey is in? I mean really, I have to be "in"!

What? She's making me go back out... Catch you later!

I'm Back!

Well, they finally let me back on the computer to say hello.

I saw my new human the other day. I acted just like my little brother does; totally submissive complete with the slinky neck. I don't think she was terribly happy with me because she was trying to take my picture for something. Oh yeah - I remember now! She is entering my fiber in a Spin-Off. I don't exactly know what that means except that it has something to do with my fleece. You should have heard the humans talking when they had me spread out on that table and were taking all of my beautiful fleece off... I didn't want them to have it but I do have to admit that I felt so much cooler when it was finished!

My fiber is growing back on my backside. That little brat Darius really didn't need to bite it off. I am glad he isn't in with me anymore but I do miss my brother and my dam.... I guess that is what growing up is all about.

All of our grass died and we are back to a dirt pasture. Seems kind of weird they still call it a pasture; I thought you needed grass for one of those! Maybe it makes the humans feel better to still call it that. I have some other words that would fit better but I will keep them to myself :-)

It's been raining almost every day lately for about a week. I kind of wish it would stop but I heard them say that we needed the rain for hay. I need hay so I suppose I had better be careful what I wish for!

I have been flirting with Robin Hood and Friar Tuck. Because of it they have been fighting lately. My human's said I can have a date with Friar Tuck in December. It will be nice and cool then and I will be turning two years old then. My sister Emma is a little younger than I am and has been flirting too. I bet they find a boyfriend for her too!

They are kicking me off the computer again. Sigh. What is this email they always have to check?

Hello, my name is Black Velvet!

Let me tell you a bit about myself...

First of all, I was born on December 30, 2006. My dam's name is Miss Wise Obsession and my sire's name is Thistledown's Angus of Argyll. I look just like my dam except that I am smaller.

I have a brother here at Alpacas of Nottingham Hollow. Well, actually two of them. My big brother is The Sheriff of Nottingham Hollow and he looks like his sire I guess because he doesn't look like our dam. He's grey and looks like he's ready to go out and party because he wears a tuxedo - all the time! My little brother is Nottingham Hollow's Dougal. He looks a lot like our sire. We do all have something in common. We are a little on the tall side and we all like to kick. Well, it isn't so much that we like to kick as we sort of have to! We all have this one spot and all it takes is air and we just can't help ourselves. It's not like we are mean when we do it... it just sort of happens.

Anyway, I don't take great pictures because I am a true black and my human says it is hard to capture how beautiful I am. She said she'd keep trying though!

This year something big happened in my life. I was sold on April 26th! I get to stay here with my herd for some more time though so it won't be too bad. My human said that she is doing this blog so that my new human can keep track of me. Whatver. I don't understand a lot of what they tell me but I can tell they all love me so it is okay.

I will be back as soon as they let me in the house again - okay?