So there it was, merry christmas!

Here’s a little christmas card from Palle.

Jolly. It was a nice little christmas here. I spent some time with the goats first. Gave them some christmas treats. Then went and celebrated with the family. Watched the Disney cartoon and had the food. Just as it’s supposed to be. I even found the almond in the risalamande. So things couldn’t have worked out better.

Then the night after christmas eve it snowed. We JUST missed a white christmas. If we had celebrated on the 25th like the rest of the world we would have gotten a white one. But it’s been lovely. Even though the cold is hard on me, I still enjoy the pretty snowscapes. Goats in the snow. Good times. With sunshine one day and fog the other. Lovely. Now it really is winter.

I got a nice present at the playground too. Some chocolate and goodies. But what made me most happy was the card that thanked me for all the time I spend there and the things I do. That was really sweet to hear. It’s good to feel appreciated. Ten years. My oh my. It’s been a ride.

Now we’re counting down to the new year. Almost there. I just want the holiday season to be safely over. I always worry about the goats. But I am sure everything will be fine.

I am afraid, however, that I have a bloody lot of pictures to post today. What with the christmas and the snow and the fog and all. I think this may be the most I’ve ever posted in one go. So better get to it.

Family photo fun.

Kamel not delighted with having to wear the santa hat. Peanuts improved the situation, though.

Mia’s turn with the hat. Oh the things we make them do.

That’s my house.

There’s snow place like Lassepladsen.

Snowear.

And finishing off with a series from a lovely walk in the foggy snow morning.

And a goatlog. With fun before christmas, during christmas and after christmas. With the snow.

And that’s all for this year folks, see you in the next one.

It’s beginning to look a lot like almost christmas. Just a few days now. I don’t have any big plans. Just the usual. It doesn’t look like we’ll be having a white christmas this year. In fact it’s been a very mild winter. Not that that’s going to stop me complaining about the cold. “It’s summerwarm” my father says. Not to me, it isn’t!

Had my half yearly checkup at the eye doc on Monday. Business as usual. It looks peaceful and stable, he said. So that’s good. He said he was impressed by how good it looked, all things considered. He’d done the kind of operations that I have had himself in the past, and he knew how complicated they could be. Things could have ended up a lot worse. I appreciate what I have.

At the playground there was a hay shortage this week. We ran out. The goats were not pleased. We let them out and they proceeded to ransack the horse stable, the bunny house. the bunny enclosure, the chicken coop and the hay wagon (with only bales of straw) looking for leftovers. Eventually they moved out to the little lawn at the side of the playground. And discovered there was still grass! Not superfresh, yummy green summergrass. But good enough to eat. So I walked around with them and watched them graze. Eventually rain was replaced by sunshine, and if it wasn’t for the temperature it could almost have been a summer day. I love watching and listening to the groats grazing.

Now go go goat photos.

I don’t think Palle is coming out until someone cleans the mud.

This guy spooked Clark when it landed close to him. But the he shrugged it off and kept grazing.

Mmm. Grass.

Busted!

Will the rain ever stop?

Photobombed by a goat ear.

And a couple of goatlogs. The first one with the great search for food. The second one with The Bruce And Clark Ultimate Goating Championship.

And that’s all for this week folks. Christmas in the next one.