Synchronicity SpaDome & Agriforestry Center

03/31/2026

Tonight's sunset!

Love our farm.
Love where we live.
Love my life.
There IS beauty all around... Just depends where you are looking and focusing your attention on!

03/28/2026

03/28/2026

Sunsets on the farm are the best!
Family time
Nature time
Animal time
Quiet reflection time

Perfect!

03/18/2026

Some beautiful colors on our succulents. 😍

03/14/2026

Some fascinating information about our beloved alpacas!

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Camelids have three stomach compartments. This means that they are often called “pseudo-ruminants” while the so-called “true” ruminants such as cattle and sheep have 4 stomachs. These camelid compartments (imaginatively called C1, C2, and C3!) allow them to ferment fibrous plants extremely efficiently.

The first compartment, C1, acts like a fermentation vat where microbes break down plant material into nutrients the animal can absorb. This is very like the rumen of cattle and sheep. However, camelids have evolved to be very efficient at this allowing them to thrive even on poor-quality forages.

There are a few key reasons for this efficiency:
1. Rapid absorption of the acidic breakdown products of digestion which helps to stabilise pH in that stomach environment, making it good for the microbes
2. Enhanced nitrogen recycling that supports the microbes
3. Longer retention of feed material in the forestomachs leading to better breakdown of plant cell walls
4. Faster flow of liquids through the first 2 stomach compartments: this means that the microbes need to be more efficient themselves and use less energy!

So really it’s a lot about looking after those microbes! Keep them happy and you have a happy alpaca or llama!

So who’s the “better” ruminant?! I think camelids win hands down on efficiency! Like and comment below!

03/07/2026

Montana Winter ❄️ showed up to show off!
Sure is beautiful ❤️
This is my life.

03/06/2026

Winter finally decided to show up ... 15 days before "Spring" 😂🤣

We will take the moisture for sure!

03/04/2026

Oh Thoridcus McGee Thompson... You're my best boy! (No offense human children and husband! 😉)

Nights on the farm are the best!

03/03/2026

Meet Zach.
Zach is on the naughty list today.
Pecking the ground, being a good boy ... Then Bam... He's on my ankle.
He's good to his girls, but if he isn't nice to me ... In the pot he will go. Gonna leave a pretty good mark.

Lost his insanely long spurs ... On my ankle. 🥺🤐

03/03/2026

Ga loves our daily snuggle time. Don't tell her...but I do too! 😉
She just has to think it's her idea!
😂

03/02/2026

💻 Doomed from the start
😻 Ga had other plans...
👋 I just need attention Ma
🫶 It's a good thing I love her...and I'm great at working around obstacles!
✔️🧾 Got it done...and now it's snuggle time!