I have updated the video section. With animal goodness.

Baahing lambs. As I have mentioned Flotte and Fine have really got some lungs on them. They can baah up a treat.

Lambs vs sheep. And they can fight too. Uldrik vs Fine. And then Uldrik’s mother butts in. Literally. Plus an amazing sheepleap at the end.

Goats greet. I have a million of these videos. Shots of the goats reacting when they see me. It is the sweetest thing. I love the first video there, pregnant Magnethe baahing to me.

Nina the cat. I told you how I rubbed her tummy, here is a video of it. Delight is the right word. Everybody should rub everybody’s tummies all the time.

Speaking of Nina, Anne told me that she was kneading me. I had never heard of that before. I looked it up online and found a nice page with cat information. Amongst others, this tidbit:

Rubbing His Head Against You or Your Shoes
Your cat has special scent glands located in various parts of his body, including the area underneath the skin on his chin, and the area around his eyes. When your cat rubs up against you with his head, he is actually “marking” you with his own scent, as a signal to other cats that he is claiming you as “his”! You will probably notice that when your cat is doing this behavior, he is in a loving, peaceful and contented mood. The scent glands around his face release what are known as “facial pheromones”, sometimes dubbed “happy hormones”! You should feel honored when your cat does this behavior to you as it is demonstrating his deep affection for you. Rubbing his head against your shoes is also a marking behavior – perhaps your cat is trying to cover up the scents from where you have been during the course of the day (which of course will be on your shoes) with his own scent, signifying again his “claim” on you.

Nina did that. She was thrusting her head against my face repeatedly. The first time she did it I almost thought she was attacking me haha. But I guess she was marking me. She did it on my hands too. How sweet. I wonder what Moomin would say if he found out I had been marked by another cat. But I’m sure the scent is washed off. Moomin doesn’t mark me, I think. He does sort of butt against my hand but that seems more of a “I’m cuddddly” gesture. They are quite different cats, Nina and Moomin. But they are both wonderful. I hope I’ll see Nina more often. I could get addicted to rubbing her tummy.

Finally, another picture of Magnethe and Mathilde, laying side by side.

Because it is just such a sweet image. Mother and daughter, both heavily pregnant. Kurt said Mathilde was due before easter. That’s next week. So any day now, probably. I wish I could be there for the births. But I guess it’s unlikely that I’ll be that lucky. But it is terribly exciting. Wonderful kids on their way. Into a wonderful family. You can’t tell me that they are not the most exquisite family of goats in the world. No amounts of prizes or awards or ceremonies could convince me that any other goats could compare. I am convinced that Magnethe and Mathilde must be part of a super secret royal bloodline. Or maybe it’s a da Vinci Code thing. The bloodline of the (goat) christ. I don’t see why a devil should have goat hooves by the way. What evil have goats done? No, satan and his devil’s should be wearing Nike shoes.

And don’t get me started on sacrificing goats. If you want to make a sacrifice, sacrifice yourself. Not some innocent goat. Okay? Okay.

There you go. Do check out the videos if you have the time, they are small and cute. Just like animals.

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