For whatever reason, the Christmas 2019 season was one of the best ever. It was filled with fun, friends, celebrations, gatherings, caroling, light, and music. There seemed no end to the festivities. And Petunia felt good during the week of Christmas. She’d been sick off and on since October and had been steadily losing weight. … Continue reading Hail the Queen!
It’s been so busy around here that I’m afraid I haven’t been a very good blogger. Day 11 was our last day of “goat vacation.” We packed up and headed out of Escalante the next morning. We had a beautiful drive over the Utah mountains. A pinkish haze drifted across them from some distant wildfire. … Continue reading Fall Fell… Where was I?
On August 12th, Yeti and Thor went to their new home in Cheyenne, WY. They went to a lovely family that will be training them as packgoats and I know they will be very happy and well cared-for. But we will certainly miss them nonetheless. Phil and I took them on a final walk the … Continue reading Goodbye, Yeti and Thor!
A couple of weeks ago Phil and I took Brownie out for his first hiking adventure. It was a longish hike so Finn carried our lunch and showed Brownie what it means to be a big, important packgoat that gets to carry the important stuff. Brownie wasn’t too sure about his first water crossing. But … Continue reading The Adventures of Buster Brown
I’m finally catching up to June! One Sunday afternoon, Phil and I sat on rocks so the baby goats could climb on us and fight over our laps. What a riot! I think Pluto is egging Buster Brown on. “Get Phil! Get Phil!” “Not the hat!” Yeti wants in on the action. It was sometime … Continue reading A Jolly Jump on June
It’s July and I’m still posting photos from May. I need to get with the program! The weather in May was cold, wet, and magnificent. Since little Mocha is the smallest of TinCup’s triplets, we like to make sure she gets her share of the milk two times a day. I’m looking at these photos … Continue reading May We Continue
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!
Little Yeti attends one of Phil’s work meetings in the office. TinCup takes a break in the warm, sunny gravel with her three kids around her. TinCup’s kids took their first walk on May 3rd. Poor TinCup looks a little ragged with that old winter coat still clinging. Thankfully she’s gaining weight now that she’s … Continue reading May we catch up?
Whew! The first three weeks of May were a whirlwind of activity and excitement–so busy that I never even caught us up on the photos from the tag end of April! April 30th was a busy day. It was Snowball’s first day in the Wide World, and the day Petunia’s kids ventured out on their … Continue reading May Day Eve