Harley and Nick Play Together

The publicist has decided the new goats are Nick and Nora.
She is a fan of old movies.
And of her friend Nora.

I was watching the little ones play.
From the other side of the gate.
The publicist one let me in because Thelma was butting me.
The publicist did not think this was good for me.
She was probably right.
But I do wish I could be in there with the little ones.

Harley is actually a little bit smaller than Nick even though he is a week older!
He is very intrigued by these new little playmates

Louise made sure that Harley didn't play too rough.
He's been around a bit longer and his little legs are stronger.

Erm.
Harley! What are you doing?
Nick is not a jungle gym.

Little Nora isn't as active as Nick.
Harley  did try to get her to play too.
But she was napping.

Quite soundly.
HALLLLOOOOOOOOOO!

Are you alive there Nora?
Sheesh Thelma - she just wants to nap a bit!


I think it's going to be fun around here this winter.
What do you think?

Wordless Wednesday - This is NOT Grain

That Male Person is A-OK

The male person has redeemed himself.
You will recall he tried to make us eat ORGANIC GRAIN!**
What was he thinking?
This put him in our very bad graces.

But he is now back to being a very GOOD male person.
What has he done to be so much in our favor again?
LOOK!

Do you see all of those glorious, delicious, tasty green weeds?
He grew a great big patch of them in his garden.
The spiky lettuce weed we love so very much.

He claims they just grew there themselves but I know better.
He did it for us because he know just how much we love those spiky lettuce weeds.
Isn't he the most wonderfullest male person EVER?

The publicist has been pulling them and bringing them to us in the mornings.

My studmuffin does the goat dance of joy when he sees her coming.
He knows he is in for a treat!

He eats his weeds with a smile on his handsome goat face.
Doesn't he look like the happiest weed-eating goat you have ever seen?

The girls all get some too. The publicist is sure to make several piles because some AbbyGoat goat does not like to share.

Yes YOU!
You are a piggie goat and you do not share.
You butt everygoat away.

Sheesh!
You are just doing that to prove me wrong.
Trust me, it wasn't friendly for much longer after the photo was taken.
Remember the duel over the grain bucket?

Even the chickens enjoyed the weeks that the male person planted.
They are feeding everyone on the Farm.

That male person is a GREAT GUY!

What about me you ask?
Didn't I get any of the delicious, male person grown snax?
Of course I did.
But the publicist says I have to wait to maaaa to you about my treat.

She CLAIMS I grunt like a pig when I eat my treats.
I find this hard to believe.
I am a ladygoat.

I would NEVER grunt like a pig.
I eat in a very calm and dignified manner.
BRAAAAAAAAAP!

Erm.
Well, you will have to wait until Saturday to see this supposed "evidence" and then you can decide for yourselves.

What is This?

The neighbors came for a visit.
They are very nice neighbors.
They are nice neighbors even when they don't bring us treats but when they bring us treats they are the best neighbors in the world.

Do you know what is in that bucket?
Well maybe I will keep you in suspense for a while.
Maybe you will guess, maybe you will not.

I will maaa to you that the neighbors were using a press to make juice.
Can you guess now?
No, not apple pieces - PEAR PIECES!

And they brought them over for US!
Isn't that nice?

The publicist shared them around so we all could enjoy this very tasty treat.
Do you think the boys found the pears to be yummy?

I think they did!

Then she gave some to my studmuffin.
He gobbled them right down.
And then he burped in her face.
Bwamaaahahahaha!

Then it was our turn in the doe pen.
Somegoat couldn't even wait for the publicist to spread them around.
Any guesses as to which goat that might be?

Uh-huh.
AbbyGoat!
Of COURSE!
She at them right out of the bucket.
How RUDE!

The publicist put some pear pieces in different places so we could all enjoy some.
Thelma and Louise actually SHARED.
Shocking, I know!

I really enjoyed these pear pieces.
They were so sweet and delicious.

Oh, you are wondering about little Bernadette?
Well she had never seen pear before.
What did she think of it?

What do you think?

So all of us goats here on the Farm thank our very nice neighbors for the unexpected and yummy treat!
We really enjoyed it!

WHAT is Going On Around Here?

I just don't understand these young kids.
Thelma and Louise have been very testy lately.
Look! I would not lie!

They start out mildly annoyed.
Do you see Louise's fur?

But it doesn't stay that way for long!
BANG!
BANG!

Horns start knocking!

Goats are STOMPING!

What do you think is causing all of this?
Hormones?
Could be.

They are just outside of somegoat's pen.

Hey baby....

The Publicist FORGOT Me!

Can you believe such a thing?!
It's true!
I would not lie!

I think she is tired.
It is the ONLY explanation.
Why else would she forget to come get me to write my blog?
I think I will forgive her but if it ever happens again.....

It is very HOT here right now.
I know it is very hot all over the country right now too.
We goats are not doing much besides trying to stay out of the sun.

I like to lie in the cool dirt.
That way I can get a bath and sit at the same time.
I am no dummy!

Thelma sits, but kids always have a bit more energy no matter the weather.
I have seen those silly kids running. RUNNING!
In this heat.

Louise is due next month and she is resting a lot these days.

And we all smiled when we saw AbbyGoat share a special moment with Ricky.

I am sorry the publicist made me late with my post.
I will make sure IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

The Male Person is a GREAT Guy

Can you guess why?
Because he brought us turnip greens.
The male person - not the publicist!
Wasn't that nice of him?

He came to ME first of course.

He knows how much I love my greens.
He left me a bunch and then he went to the greedy goats other pen.

Thelma and Louise had eaten tasty turnip greens before but Mick and Keith weren't quite sure about them.
They soon learned that if the male person is passing it out it's from the garden and if it's from the garden it's tasty!

The got down to munching.
Smart kids.
But you will note who is stealing them before he can give them to her.

Uh huh - the chief piggie goat!

Just look at her!
She has her snout right up in the greens.

Poor Thelma and Louise.
If they are not careful AbbyGoat will eat them all!

The male person TRIES to pass them out.
(Can you see me in the background enjoying my greens in PEACE?)

But somegoat is always there sneaking them out from the bottom of the pile.
Hey wait a minute!
Like nanny, like kid!

Abby is teaching little Rudy to steal the greens too!

We ESCAPED!

We did.
We were bad goats.
But we were tired of just being in our goat pen.
We wanted some ADVENTURE.
We wanted some FIBER.

We headed for the wood pile!

Mmmmm, bark.
We loves us some bark.
Especially those of us with kids on the way.

Even Louise wanted some yummy wood.
There are no dumb goats to be found on this Farm!

Thelma is practicing to have super fast lips just like her nanny!
Where am I, you ask?

Well, do you see the chicken house behind Louise?
The chicken house that has fallen down into a crumbled heap?
I am no dumb goat!
I am behind that chicken house looking for any GRAIN that might have fallen out.
Bwamahahahaha!

GRAIN?
That is better than bark.
Uh-oh! I had better watch out.
AbbyGoat is ON THE WAY!


PS - no chickens were hurt in the big collapse. The male person knew it was going to happen so he moved all the chickens in that house to the big chicken house in our pen.
The VERY NEXT DAY the chicken house went BOOM!

A Surprise for the Happy Goats

The male person left us a surprise the other day.
I am happy to report that I was the only goat that knew exactly what to do with the surprise. Now AbbyGoat was still in the barn as she needed to be milked so I don't know what would have happened had she been there....

I hope you enjoy this movie. There will be several movies this week. The publicist says she has been very bad about showing you our movies and we are, of course MovieStarGoats and you deserve to see our OscarGoat performances.



If you cannot see the movie you can view it on YouTube HERE

Weren't those other goats silly?
Did you see just how excited I was?
At least until the others scared me away.
Don't worry though, I went back when they weren't there and had my fill!

And don't worry about my Luke. The male person made sure he had some too.
That male person is just the best!

Fights, Fights, Fights! Jim the Goat is Learning to Hold His Own

Little Jim the goat is learning to stand up for himself.
At first his nanny would butt away anygoat who came near him but she knows that he needs to learn to fight his own battles.


So know she lets him meet the bigger goats while keeping an eye on the goings on.

She is there to protect him if need be but she wants him to feel like a strong boy.
She knows he has to learn.


Thelma and Louise are not so sure about this little goat in their pen.
They are used to being the "cute" goats.
Louise is especially bothered.

In fact, she sometimes looks quite shocked.
Just WHAT is that little thing and where did it come from?

Little Jim does not seem at all bothered.
Oh no! He just gets right in there and butts heads.
Or maybe he is sniffing. Who knows.

Thelma has her share of match ups too.

I find it all very entertaining and I just try to stay out of the way.
I am not a stupid goat.


The best show in the pen is when BOTH girls take him on at the same time.
Can you believe such a thing?
TWO big goats going after one little tiny two week old kid.
Sheesh!
As if he is a threat.

But there it is.
You can see it with your own eyes.
Silly does!

It didn't bother little Jim though, just look at him.
He was ready to do battle.
He is one tough buck!

What's that?
Is that a charge?
Even Louise is not sure but you have to give him credit.
As I maaaed, one tough little buck!

Go Jim!