Des Excuses Au Lapin
I moved in slow-motion today. Or maybe everything else was just in high-speed. Cars buzzing by, people chittering like chipmunks. Only the goats were as slow as I. Our own little time bubble.
Although Mads gave me a bloody nose. Bam. Okay, it didn’t bleed. But it hurt like hell and I’m sure my nose was very red. I think I was lucky that his horn didn’t catch my nostril, I could have been in real bad shape. I was sitting down with Magnethe on my left and Mads on my right. And Vanilje in front of me. And I had an apple in my hand, I was letting them bite from it. I knew, of course, that Mads would want the apple for himself. And that he might try to scare Magnethe off. But it still caught me by surprise when he pulled his head down and then thrust it upwards, hitting me right in the face. Ouch.
I was groggy there for a while. He packs quite a punch. I still love the little guy of course. I am prepared to take a punch or two, without the goats I’d be miserable.
Other than that, business as usual.
October 31st, 2006 at 4:07
I’m sorry you got your nose wacked a bit. I guess you can bring more than one apple, one for each goat. That way everyone can have an apple. But feed Mads first. He’s the big guy on the playground.
November 1st, 2006 at 14:35
*SNOW* How did you do it? Assuming, of course, that this was your doing! How else would snow come so soon and with such conviction=D
November 1st, 2006 at 18:26
I have a goat calendar for 2007! Check out http://www.browntrout.com Click on calendars, then Animals (Domesticated), and scroll down till you see the white goat.
I found a goat greeting card at: Tree-Free Greetings Go to Products, under All Categories, click on General Mix, and scroll down till you see the goat.
Haven’t found any pygmy goat items to buy yet, but I’ll keep on looking. I still think there is a market out there for goat-related items.
Sorry to hear about the goat head-butt. That must have hurt! Did you get black eyes from it? Then you could say: “Should have seen the other guy in the fight!” “He looks alot worse!” (Ha, ha)
November 1st, 2006 at 23:00
Luis – Usually I chop up the apples so I can give them little pieces at a time. But what can I say, I am not afraid of danger! Only a little afraid of Mads!.
Desiree – Oh I have my ways, dear Desiree.
(they mostly consist of me going to bed and closing my eyes and wishing for snow really really really hard).
Deb – Nice! What a big smiling goat on the front! I wish I was more of an entrepreneur. I’d like to do something with goats. The world needs pygmy goat paraphernalia
I didn’t get black eyes, no. Just a red nose. “You shoulda seen the other guy, he looked like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer!”.