Watcher of the Skies - Genesis

Another fairly quiet day at the farm with a mix of cloudy sky with patches of blue, still a fresh breeze and another drop in temperature, however there was a bonus before daybreak -

 a short burst of the predicted

PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER

Photo NG not mine.

 A large HORNET? in the trap this morning,

 or is it a HOVERFLY?

 In fact it's a bit of both, a

HORNET MIMIC HOVERFLY.

 MAGPIE MOTH

 and a rather attractive MICRO.

Having travelled to every country of South and Central America it is probably not surprising that I have eaten Llama, Vicuna, Guanacos and Alpaca (my favourite), and am well aware of the value of their 'wool', I have never seen one ;sheared' until today. All part of the 'taking it easy' campaign, I was taken by my new found friend Adrian (Mr Invaluable on the Farm) to witness his 3 Alpaca being shorn. The rest is simply a pictorial!

Not a job for the faint-hearted.

Stand advised, if you are a carnivore and get the chance to eat Alpaca
meat - go for it - you won't be disappointed!

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