Nothing New From The Front
Another quiet day today.
I went and said hello to the goats. They all got through the new year bombardment okay. Thankfully. It always worries me, that someone would burn down the buildings or throw fireworks in to the animals or something crazy like that.
But everything was just fine. Except that Mads was limping a bit on one of his hind legs. Jannie told me about it when we were there together, so it’s from before new year’s eve. Now that the playground is open again they can get it checked out if it doesn’t get better. It wasn’t affecting his mood, that’s for sure. He was running around fine and jumping up on the bench next to me. And butting away everyone else when I passed out nuts. So I’m sure it’s nothing serious. Maybe I should get him a cane and a top hat and.. no a top hat would be silly!
Good to see them again, the goats. They always make me very happy. Full of life and personality and cuteness. And nuts, now.
January 3rd, 2008 at 0:52
Probably hoof trimming time for Mads. We need to do our boys, but it has been too cold and snowy to wrestle goats to trim their little hoofies!
My, my the gravel back roads are really snowy. We went down one that had a one-lane path and I thought we were going to bottom-out on it. (When you are in snow so deep that the bottom of your truck rests on the snow and your wheels are up off the road and just spin.)
At least the wind has died down so it isn’t blowing and drifting after it gets plowed. Since it is going to warm up way, way above freezing later this week, there might be some flooding! How exciting it is to live in the Midwest.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:59
I hope Debster is correct and that he needs one of his hoof to be trimmed. I know from my friend that horses need to trim theirs, too.
He’s such a silly goat–butting everyone away for a few treats for himself. And, no I don’t think a top hat would be silly at all.
Wow, that’s a lot of snow! I hope everything will be ok and that the flooding won’t be too bad.
Floods scare the heck out of me! So be careful, Debster.
January 3rd, 2008 at 14:51
Plumey, I sent you an e-mail with the subject line: Comic goat
It will be on my husband’s e-mail address, but will have “iowa” in the address so you know it’s the one I sent.
It’s about a fainting goat!
January 3rd, 2008 at 21:42
Debster – Hoof trimming, I didn’t even think of that, perhaps you are right. We shall see. I could use some toenail trimming myself. Although no one seems to be up for that job for some reason!
I finally got snow too, although nothing like you have got. I don’t have a truck either.
I aw Iowa on the news in Denmark today! The election thing. I think the word “windblown” was used about the state, but I’m sure it was affectionate. You don’t happen to know someone called Denis Johansen or so? He was interviewed. His name is quite Danish sounding, but he was a true Iowan. Iowanian.. Iowa person.
That comic was great too! Thank you for sharing. It reminded me of the youtube of Steve Zahn and his fainting goats.
LuisLemmings – I always find it rather cute when he tries to keep the others away. He butts his head in their direction and makes a little involuntary grunt. And that’s usually enough to make the others back off. Of course I make sure that everyone gets a share of the treats all the same.
I got your card + Futurama booklet! Thankyouvermuch. Great stuff.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:23
Yes, I thought the fainting goat was funny. Maybe you don’t really have social phobia, but fainting goat syndrome! Do your legs lock up when you get nervous and you just fall over? Better mention “Fainting goat syndrome” to your doctor next time . . . hee, hee. On second thought, maybe you had better NOT. Your Doc would prescribe nuts and raisins for you! ha, ha.
September 4th, 2009 at 19:11
I just ran across this very old post. I am the Denis Johansen you refer to. Yes, my ancestry is Danish on both my mother and father’s side of the family. I grew up in the small, at that time, mostly Danish American community of Askov Minnesota. I now live on the farm in Iowa that my wife grew up on. We moved here after my retirement. It was certainly surprising for me to see I had been on the news in Denmark. My ancestors would be amazed! I would be interested to hear more of who you are.
Denis