It Was That Kind of Day

You know the kind I'm maaaaaing about.
The kind where you just want to sit and bask in the sun.
Especially since the sun is going away for a few days.

So I just stretched out and basked away.
It was very nice.
This extended summer weather has been very nice.
I will be sorry to see it go.
But all good things must come to an end.

AbbyGoat does not believe me.
She thinks it is going to stay sunny.
Well, she'll find out soon enough.
She enjoyed basking today too.

I don't think any of us are going to be happy tomorrow.
The lovely 76° afternoons are going to give way to rainy 50° days.
I think AbbyGoat is trying to "Goat Stare of Death" the weather away.
I do not think that will work.

I do know one thing.
Little Nora will be happy.
No matter what she is a happy goat.
She love to be pet.
She loves the publicist
She is a very sweet little goat.

The Snow is Gone, The Sun is Here

All of that snow is gone.
I am very happy about that.
As I keep maaaaing, I am an African goat and I like it WARM.

The sun came out and I tried a new basking spot.

 

 What do you think?
If it weren't for the stupid chickens it would be perfect.

When they bothered me too much I just moved to another spot.
One thing about basking - you just need the sun.
Aaaaah, it felt so nice on my furs.

A little goat yoga to relax.
OK - so I don't do the fancy poses any longer.
I am an old goat.
As long as I still exercise a little I am still doing well.

Now to nap quietly in the sun.
Life is good.
Especially since those rambunctious kids are in a separate pen with their nannies! 

I hope you all get to bask and and nap in the sun today too!

I am MAD at the Sun

It's true!
It came out the other day.
We all enjoyed it.
You saw Thelma basking yesterday.

She looked so happy, didn't she?

I basked too.
It was so delightful to feel the warm sun on my furs.

Even if my furs are looking a bit disheveled right now.
A doe can't help it during "shaggy time."
I'll be all sleek and smooth before you know it.

It was so nice to just lie down and relax.

AbbyGoat was happy about it too.
I don't blame her.
She is the size of the horse barn across the street very pregnant.

Aaaaaah, such delight.
Nothing to do but my goat yoga.

I am a very limber goat for my age!

But do know what happened today?
IT SNOWED!
It snowed a LOT.
And we had to spend the day in the barn.

THAT is why I am mad at the sun.
It should have stayed out.
It should not have gone away.

Harumph to the sun!
It had better come back soon!
Or else!

Wordless Wednesday - Chillaxin' While She Can

The Sun! The Sun! We All Saw the Sun!

We were such Happy Goats yesterday!
Why you ask?
The SUN came out!
The sun! We have not seen the sun in WEEKS.


We did also wake up to new snow on the ground but I did not even mind because the SUN was out. It was beautiful. It was bright. It was yellow. It was THE SUN!!
Can you tell I was just a little bit excited?


I did my favorite thing to do in the sun.

I basked.

I basked ALL DAY LONG.

I basked in my favorite basking place.
I did not share it either.

I know that might sound mean but I am an old goat and I think the other goats knew I needed my time in the sun.
I even fell asleep.

I am embarrassed the publicist took this photo.
It's like when you humans drool in your sleep.

Please excuse me while I try and butt her.

Kringle Spends the Day Outside!

I hope you all had a very nice weekend.
I know I did.
It was full of rest and apples and SUNSHINE.


Yes, you read that correctly.
We had some sun.
It was so nice to see.


Since the sun came out the publicist decided that little Kringle should spend the day outside.
It was still chilly so he kept his little coat on.
He is a smart little kid.
The first thing he did was go to my favorite basking spot and sit down.

Hmmm, now I could not bask.
But I guess it was in a good cause.
Mallory and I looked out for little Kringle.
You know how I like to protect the new kids.


Mallory kept a good eye on him.
She is also licking him up a storm.

New nannies want to make sure they keep their kids clean!


Kringle is even starting to nibble some hay.

But most of all he like to nap.

There isn't much better than napping in the sun, is there?
Kringle enjoyed his day out in the doe pen but he was also happy to get back to the barn and to his heat lamp.


There will be lots of pictures of the new kid on the Farm this week plus an update as to how Brewster is faring in the buck pen.


I hope all you humans had a wonderful Christmas. 
We goats were treated quite well. 
We had apples all weekend long!
The publicist and the male person said we deserved them because we are such good goats.


Smart humans, they.

The SUN Came Out!

Springtime is not a very nice time around these parts.
It rains.
A lot.

It is grey and cloudy
A lot.
So when the sun came out the other day we goats were very happy!

What did we do?
We basked.
We love to bask in the sun.

My studmuffin basked on his spool.

Doesn't he look handsome?

Little Lew is learning to bask from his nanny.
They basked together.

But a little later Lew was basking alone.
He is a cutie pie!

Sarah and Nora are never far apart.

Abby kept watch over little Timmy.

He has some basking style, doesn't he?

Mallory and Matthew basked too but every time the publicist came out to get their photo they jumped up to see if she had any treats to give them so there are no photos.

And I basked in my favorite spot by the goat house.

I highly recommend that everyone basks in the sun now and then.
It is good for the soul.

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Goat Olympics Round Up

It is that time when the Goat Olympics must come to an end.
I know.
It is sad but we can't stay in competition form all the time. It would just be too hard. 
A goat has to have SOME time off.
It was a good year for The Happy Goats.

Abby took the gold in Field Lounging. I think it was her smile that took her over the top in the points.

Mallory and Matthew took the silver in Synchronized Dirt Eating. They were beaten out by a team from another Farm. But Matthew is young and he will learn.

I of course won gold in Basking. I have been basking for years and no one can out bask me.
Don't even try....

Tomorrow we will have the closing ceremonies and I will hopefully have the goat dance of joy for you.
Keep your hooves crossed!

I Compete in the Goat Olympics

Just because I am an old goat and a pregnant goat does not mean I cannot be a good Goat Olympics team member for the Happy Goats Farm.
Oh, no!
I entered the Basking in the Sun competition and I think I blew all of the other goats out of the field!
I mean I have been basking in the sun for 13 years now so I not only have style, I have lots of experience.

We were a bit concerned that this event would not be held because of the weather conditions we usually have but lo and behold the sun came out in full force just when we needed it!

I geared myself up and I put in a Gold Medal performance if I do say so myself - just look at me here -

have you ever seen a better bask in your life?
I do a little stretch and scratch to show the judges that I can make that sun glint off of my fur even though it has been a bit warm and we are entering shaggy time around these parts.

You can see the concentration on my face as I work at my best Basking in the Sun performance so I can bring home the gold!

 And you thought basking was all relaxation. Ha!
This is perfect form. I dare you to beat me!

I hope you enjoyed this competition day of the Goat Olympics. It's hard work, but some goat has to do it.

Tomorrow:  Wordless Wednesday

Pricilla Reigns Supreme

I know I am an old goat but that doesn't mean I don't have a few good goat battles left in me. I am the Head Goat around this Farm. It has taken Jillian and Mallory a little bit of time to figure that out. They think that because they came from a place where they were alone that THEY would continue to be in charge of how things ran when they moved to the Happy Goats Farm. Well! They had some learning to do - especially Jillian.

I love lounging on the spools. They are comfortable, I can catch the breeze up there, I can see what is going on and I can bask in the sun. You all know how much I love to bask in the sun. My spool time is being infringed upon by my little hopper Kevin but that is OK - he is my kid after all. But when the new goats in the pen think they are going to push me off of my favorite spool they have another thing coming! The other day Jillian jumped up to the lower spool and started to butt heads with Kevin.

She sure had quite an audience. Maybe that is why she continued her battle.

Although she did seem to be giving him a kiss a bit later. She also might have been giving him a nibble. I can't be sure....

Then he didn't give way she started to butt heads with ME! ME!

Well, I showed her who was boss!

As you can see from this picture I am the one basking in the sun on the high spool. THAT tells you who won this battle, doesn't it?

She then started to butt heads with Abby but that is a tale for another day.

Jillian just needs to learn her place in the herd. It is my job as Head Goat to teach her. Hurumph! There is nothing wrong with basking on the lower spool, as long as I am not the one who has to do it.

I hope you all have a nice time basking today.

I want to wish you all a Happy Memorial Day for tomorrow. I know this is a special holiday for you humans. The publicist has a brother who served in the US Navy and she lost an uncle who served in the US Marines during Vietnam.

Kevin the Explorer

Kevin is turning into quite an intrepid explorer. I don't let him out of the goat pen by himself because there are too many things I would worry about; mostly the bald eagle that sits in the tree. He would think Kevin was a tasty lunch and we don't want that to happen so the publicist and I keep a close eye on him when he is running around loose. Pretty soon he will be too big for the eagle which will be a good thing. Kevin is allowed to explore all he wants in the goat pen and he thoroughly inspected the goat house the other day. I am sure it looks quite large to him. He started on my basking side - you know, the spot where I like to bask in the sun.

Then he walked around front. I could hear him thinking, "wow is that one big goat house."

He peered in the door and saw all the nice hay on the floor. It makes such a soft bed.

In fact he thought it looked quite delightful so he thought he would go in and take a nap.

It's a rough life for a kid.

I went back to basking in the sun. It's a rough life for a Pricilla.

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