May 15th was a beautiful day and the kids arrayed themselves in the afternoon sunshine on the back stairs. But they were eager to leave their basking to go for a walk! New life plays in the place where Jet’s memories are buried. His grave is mostly covered with rocks now. I expect we will … Continue reading Mid-May Merriment
After a brief taste of warm weather at the end of April and early May, the snow came back for a last word on May 10th. The kids could not have been more delighted! Phil’s parents were in town, and Jim couldn’t wait to get out and play in the snow with the other … Continue reading Springing in the spring snow!
Morning broke and TinCup decided it was a beautiful time to have babies. And she was absolutely right! At 6:30 a.m. we had two beautiful bucklings on the ground. First came a very light tan and white with frosted ears and frosting around his eyes who we named “Yeti,” followed almost immediately by a rich … Continue reading A Triple Helping of Cute!
Petunia decided to get down to business a day early. The smart little gal set up camp in the official kidding shed where we keep the camera and can keep an eye on her from the house. She really built herself a nice nest in there. Sometime around 2:30 she started the licking routine. Imminent … Continue reading 2019’s First Arrivals!
Our big packgoat “meet ‘n’ greet” day dawned foggy and wet. We were joined early in the morning by Kim Fox, another fellow NAPgA member, but no other members showed up. Bad weather kept most of them home, but our spot near Ratcliff Lake was good for stormy weather. It was humid and there was … Continue reading “Hoofenanny” – The Big Day
After our visit with the Texas family, Phil and I took our goats and headed southeast toward Davy Crockett National Forest where we had organized a small rendezvous with other members of the North American Packgoat Association. Unfortunately the forecast was not in our favor. We arrived at the NF and were greeted by enthusiastic … Continue reading Lone Star “Hoofenanny” at Davy Crockett NF
After we left Jana and Peyton’s, we traveled down to Granbury where we visited my grandfather Charles and his wife Dominique. They recently installed a small elevator in their house and we got to ride in it. I was told I needed to get a goat to ride in it too, but even if Charles … Continue reading Goats in Granbury!
Our last 2018 kid was born on May 31, and we rounded out our Beatles-themed season by naming this little guy “Sgt. Pepper.” It’s only fitting to have nine babies in a Beatles-themed year. He’s a tiny little peanut, weighing in at only 5 lbs. at birth. Once we dried him off he felt like a little ball … Continue reading Revolution…er… Goatolution 9
…And dropped off two adorable bundles at around 10:00 p.m. Baby #1 is the smaller of the two but was stuck fast in the birth canal because her much larger sister was trying to cut in line. I pushed Baby #2 back an inch and this one came rushing out with no problem. Petunia was rolling … Continue reading The stork visited last night…
We threw out our Christmas tree the other night. The goats had a hey-day with it the next morning and by noon it was completely denuded–needles, bark, and many of the smaller branches were GONE. Phil said, “Well, the goats have thoroughly put this Christmas six feet under!” This is what our once-beautiful tree looked like a couple … Continue reading Christmas is OVER!