Fuzzy

This time of year, the goats are so round and fuzzy!  I just love it!

Coral

Myson

Fionn

Fionn was put in with the girls today, and he seems happy with the new accommodations.

Fionn

And the girls.  He really seems happy to not be with his daddy, Marley.  I can’t say that I blame him.

Marley (in back) and Bud

Marley is a little scary when he’s wound up and all 200 pounds are bouncing at you.  So far, Marley and Bud seem to be getting along fine.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday at Live and Love Out Loud, Sarah Halstead, Project Alicia and Create With Joy.

More Blizzard Pictures

I know I’m giving a lot of time to our recent blizzard, but it’s been kind of a major event here.

I think we had more snow in this one event that we did all last year.

I never once shoveled snow last year.  The Ranger did a great job of helping clear snow.

We’re in a cold streak that will hopefully help reduce the bacteria and parasite populations in our soil.  We’ve had some goats with a bit of diarrhea off and on all fall.  It lasts about one day and then they are fine.  Poor Millie though is trying to recover with a blizzard going on, and she was a bit chilled.  She is feeling better though.

Bob is driving me crazy wanting out and then in and then out…  He seems to blame me for the snow and cold.  Silly kitty.

It always makes me smile when I see the geese’s footprints in the snow.  They work like little snowshoes, and they go right over the drifts.

The wild birds have really appreciated the food I’ve put out.  Are these some sort of finch?

It didn’t take long for icicles to form and begin melting once the sun came out.

I’m celebrating this storm and hoping it is the beginning of a great new year.

I’m also celebrating the return of the sun to the northern hemisphere.  Last night’s sunset marked the longest night of the year.

Thankfully the days are growing longer now.

Linking to SOOC Sunday, Farm Fun Friday and Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

Blizzard!

Winter came last night with a vengeance!  We had a blizzard start last night, and we’re under a blizzard warning until 6 pm tonight.

It’s about 9:30 am, and we have about a foot of snow on the ground.  There’s 32,000 people in Des Moines without power, and my electricity keeps blinking, so I’m preparing this now and scheduling it to post this evening.

I just came back in from checking everyone, and all but two goats were pretty cozy.  The other two, I drug kicking and screaming into the old greenhouse and shut the door.  Silly scardygoats.  Okay, Muffin really might hit them, but they have places to get away from her in there.

Joe

Believe it or not, the geese are still sitting outside.  There are a few silly wild birds looking for food,

but they are going to have to wait until later.

I don’t know where Stella was (actually I believe she was under the deck), but she looks like she’s enjoying the blizzard.

Stella

I have the Ranger ready to go!

Pretty soon, I’ll go check the bovine and get them some hay.  With our snow day at school, this means I’m officially on winter break!

Linking to Friday’s Fences, Farmgirl Friday, Farm Girl Friday Blog Fest and Skywatch Friday