Dogs bark. Cats hiss. Something is rustling in the Goat Barn...
Last night as the Halloween moon waned over the Farm, fearful eyes peered from around trees and under straw beds as moans escaped the corner goat pen and hung on the chilly night air.
Hair raises on my neck and my breath hitches as I open the door...to...find...
Our Newest Additions!!!
We named them Spooky and Boo!!
This sweet Halloween treat actually began as a "teenage" trick last June! The teen-ager in question would be Elvis:
Yes, you!
What?!
One warm June night, exactly 5 months ago (that would be perfect goat gestational timing), Elvis scaled two fences and slunk into the girl's dormitory for a wild night of partying...Big Time Rebel, Elvis just wouldn't listen to reason and wait until August breeding season began...Oh no, Elvis was in a hormone-induced haze. He started the party early! And after all, he snorted, it was just one night...
One night is all it takes. (Now I sound just like my mama!)
And do you think those teen-agers listen? Of course not... they can't see beyond the next feed pail. Do they even consider the consequences? More children to feed, the end of sleeping in, not to mention saying good-bye to that girlish figure...
So, here we are 5 months later, under a moon-lit night... falling head over heels in love with Spooky and Boo!
No mistakes here...
Elvis, you may have rushed our man-made timing,
but there's nothing rushed with God's Grace-Filled Timing...
Gift of soft, warm, cuddly, goat-baby fluff... times two!!
A bit of Heaven for this Happy Goat Herder,
Love and Hugs,
Jane
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