Uptown Girl's Nursing Time

Uptown Girl's babies are growing fast.  The four little girls are eating regular pellets and living in two condo units but they still want to visit mama everyday for nursing and some quality time.

  

Mama Uptown Girl is very accommodating, allows the 4 daughters to have their daily breakfast.

The babies are so big that they don't fit into the nestbox.   

Mama Uptown Girl is experienced and gentle with her babies.  

Uptown Girl still wants to clean her babies even though the babies are not really babies anymore.

Mama Uptown Girl tells her babies that it's almost time to complete the breakfast. 

 Breakfast completed, baby girl still can taste the milk in her little tongue. 

Ellie Bonde Visits Tim and Donelle at Stockton

It was a big surprise to see Ellie Bonde at the Stockton show.  She lives in Maryland!   She flew all the way from the east to pay a visit with Tim Reese.  Tim has not been in shows for a while due to health issues.  It's a pleasant surprise to see both.

Ellie is the chair of the ARBA Library Committee, she received ARBA Distinguish Service Award in 2017, see:

https://ncag.blogspot.com/2017/11/ellen-bonde-received-distinguish.html

Tim's better half Donelle joins in the photo op.   Hope Tim will have improvement with his health.

Betty's Display of Angora Creations at Stockton

Angora rabbits are multi purpose animals.   They are beautiful as show rabbits, sweet as pet and provide tons of wool for creating beautiful products.

Betty usually brings her Angora creations to shows to display.  People can view and touch the yarns, hats, mittens, scarves, … to understand the Angora.   Occasionally if people wish to purchase some for their own use, these are ready to go.

Angora yarns are not as delicate as most people think.   These dyed yarns all go through a process of cooking in the hot water to get the color set permanently.   The yarns are washed, dyed/cooked and dried to achieve the colorful design.   

Greetings from Carol and Betty at Stockton

The San Joaquin Fairgrounds has some beautiful painted walls.   Betty and Carol have a picture taken in front of the colorful wall.

Who are they waving to?  Hi, How are you?  We are here!

Grooming in the Wind and Sun at Stockton

Carol grooms her American Fuzzy Lop.

Fuzzy on the table.

Betty grooming French Angora Gifta.

Betty grooming French Angora Lipton.

Casey grooming her Satin Angora white doe.

Casey's Satin Angora white senior doe is the most successful one of all the wool breeds on that show day, she won a Reserve In Show. 

Debbie's English Angora Wins All Breed Reserve In Show in Georgia

At the Dalton, GA show, Debbie's English Angora senior doe "Heart Felt Black Widow" received the Reserve In Show honor from judge Allan Ormond of UT.

Debbie's Reserve In Show plaque and rosette.

Debbie has a great weekend.  Out of 4 shows, black doe Black Widow won 3 BOB and 1 BOSB.  One of the BOB advances to all breed Reserve In Show, picture show above.

Debbie's blue buck Zeke steals some win from Black Widow: he won 3 BOSB and 1 BOB; the BOB advances to specialty Best In Show.

Celebrating International Women's Day

Like the bees, the rabbits that do the hard work are the does.   

Who run the world? Does! Does! Does!

Happy International Women's Day.