Catching Snowflakes on the Tongue

It's snowing. Del is out in the snow trying to catch snowflakes in his mouth.

(Sorry, no video available.)

This is probably one of those cases where a picture is worth a thousand words and a video is worth a thousand pictures. There is no way I can get video or pictures at the moment and I could type my million words and still not create an accurate picture of what Del is doing.

We're getting a heavy, wet snow backing off the Cascades. Some of the snowflakes are almost two inches across – fluffy snowballs really – and Del is out in the pasture trying to catch them in his mouth.

You've seen people catch snowflakes on their tongue. Some of you have probably seen dogs snap snowflakes from the air. Dell's process is something between the two, and nothing I can really describe. I'll save the rest of my million words and simply say one of my alpacas is exhibiting another fun and cute behavior.