A Goat Farm!!!

What should I talk about today...the winter storm that is all around us and what miserable weather we are having, or how dangerous it is to be out on the roads today? When Poppy left for work at 6:30 this morning, the roads were dry but that's not the case now. Hopefully he will get home safe. 

Seems there is seriously bad winter weather everywhere today.  Yesterday however, was good here, and I have something really fun and special to share with you.

As Lynn would say, be still my heart! Do you know how much I love hay! Bales of hay in the warm sunshine! Bales of soft warm hay in the sunshine covered in sweet baby goats! See the little black goat in the middle?

Shelby called a few days ago to tell me about some baby goats...lots of baby goats. For those of you who are new to my blog, Shelby is my sister. Come to see me Thursday, Shelby said, and we will go see the goats. In fact, the girls have a special little female goat, born the first of January. They have been bottling feeding her and she is spoiled rotten. She sleeps in the bathtub at night but lately has been getting out of the tub and jumping in the bed.

The couple who own this farm sell at the same farmer's market where Shelby and Jimmy sell their goods. In fact , they set up next to Shelby and Jimmy. 

So here we are at the farm...except for me

This is Robbie and Debbie who own the farm, and that is Shelby in the center. Shelby needs a baby goat too, don't you think? Why that baby slept in her arms most of the time we were there.

All the goats were friendly and lovable...chickens were too.

At one point several of the goats wandered down the path toward the main road. It was cute watching them all following Robbie back home...I picked up the camera a little too late to catch all the goats.

and now, the rest of the story...

No, this is not a baby donkey...much too small, but that face! She has the sweetest little donkey looking face.

and here...jumping on the living room furniture...from chair to couch to coffee table and back. Spoiled rotten, she is! But look at that face!

Poppy had just said to me, Mel, it will be looking like a barn in here soon...when she hopped from the box to the foot stool to Poppy's lap and nudged him under his chin. He loved it! Today is Poppy's birthday, by the way. Oops, and I got the baby goat!

Right now she is in a large pet carrier with soft hay...the carrier sits in the dining room by the front door. I worried that she would cry all night but she didn't. She had her last bottle of milk for the day. I put an old soft sheet over the hay, added a small stuffed animal and covered the carrier with a quilt. Once the lights were out she went to sleep and slept until 7:45 this morning. Good thing too. I was exhausted!

Looks like I've got a full time job for a few weeks...or months! Did I mention that she is spoiled rotten? :)

Guess my time at the computer is up. I hear that sweet little cry. She sounds like a squeaky toy. Time for a bottle. Hope to be back real soon.

Poppy just made it home safe. It is sleeting at the moment. Oh, and Shelby and Jimmy left home at 3:30 this morning, driving to Florida. They got ahead of the bad weather coming this way. Lucky folks! Cousin Pat and her husband Mike are meeting them there. 

Oh again, a special thank you to my new followers. Sometimes I forget to say it, but I appreciate your friendship so much!

Love,
Henny