I got some disturbing news at the playground this week. Apparently there have been talks about possibly closing the place. I don’t really know all the details. I’ve been told that it’s very unlikely, though. In fact they didn’t even want to tell me because they didn’t want me to worry. But then as I was leaving on Wednesday a couple of kids came running up to me with clipboards. I figured it was probably the census thing they do every now and then to register how many users the playground has. But no, it was a petition to not close the place. So that kind of stopped my heart for a second. Bodil was there too and she said that she had talked to Nina about it the day before. Apparently there are different models being discussed and closing playgrounds is one of them. Financial grounds, I’m sure. But it should be very unlikely that ours will be closed. That’s what I’m told. So I’ll have faith in that. Not so much else I can do.

On Thursday the playground closed early. I talked a little with Bodil and Dennis, who had just closed up. I guess my name has come up in the discussions. “What about Lasse” was the first thing Alice said when they talked about it. I know they can’t keep the place open just for me, if it were to be closed. But it’s nice that I’m such a big part of the place that I get considered in the planning. It sure would leave a giant hole in my life if the playground closed and the goats were sent to other places. Dennis said something about that maybe they could all go to the place he lives. I think it’s the same place Sigrid lives. Or lived. I might have that mixed all up. Bad memory and face blindness makes it hard to keep track of all the things and people. But anyway, that way the goats wouldn’t have to be split up and I could still see them some times. But of course it would not be the same as now. When I can just pop out quickly, have my own key and a place I know and feel comfortable with. I really hope this will all turn out okay.

I gave Dennis my phone number too. So they can call me if we get goat babies during a weekend. I’m going to have to go back and do a checkup on the dates and do new calculations, though. Because it’s all very puzzling that there are no babies yet. I’ll have to look into it.

Other than that it’s been a quiet week. I met a grandmother who came with two 8 year old twins to see the goats. She must have heard about my youtube channel because she asked if she could get the name of it. I guess the kids wanted to show the goats to their classmates, but they live in Ålborg (just visiting grandma during the winter holiday I guess) so they can’t just bring their classmates to the playground. Hopefully they can enjoy the videos then. It’s always nice when you meet people who are interested like that. It would be very sad if the place closed and kids in the area no longer had the chance to go and take care of the animals and all that.

Let’s go to the photos.

Kamel trying to reach the pine. If it had been any of the other goats they would have jumped up on their hinds legs to get it. But gravity is no friend of Kamel!

Scratchies for Mia.

Sweet Mia.

Bodil’s little dog Sif. Bodil will say “Where’s Lasse? Where’s Lasse?” and then Sif will look up at me or come running to me. Unless there’s bread on the ground or kids to play with or other things to occupy her attention!

That fence is in a very impractical place, the goats think!

Scratchies for Kamel.

More sweet Mia.

Mia and Kamel on the log inside.

Goofballs.

Mia and Mio.

Just Mio.

It was supposed to be a picture of Mio, but of course Palle tries to steal the spotlight.

Okay Palle, here’s your closeup.

And with Mia.

And a last one of Kamel.

And a goatlog. Featuring Bodil and Sif and visiting twins and of course fun with goats. I especially like the part where Mia seems to almost be grooming Kamel. Maybe she had raisins stuck in the wool. She IS very fuzzy, old Kamel.

And that’s folks for this all, week. See you in the next honda.

Not too much has been happening this week. Been getting back on track with eating better. Mostly. Losing some of the holiday weight. You know, the traditional Danish Holiday that lasts from Christmas to… February. I shall keep at it.

I’m enjoying the mild temperatures. It’s been around 5C/40F mostly. A little above sometimes even. I still have to dress warm, but at least I’ve been able to leave the big scarf at home. The 15 day forecast still shows no freezing temperatures. Fingers crossed. That it won’t get so cold that my fingers fall off.

Still no goat babies at the playground. And Mio’s udders still don’t look like she’s just about to have them. It’s all very puzzling to me!

Been doing some redecorating in the pen. Moving the pile of branches around. Bringing in more tree chunks. Built a second wooden staircase. This one leading up to the roof of the playhouse. Good fun seeing Mia and Palle jump around on it. I thought Palle would be the one who’d be most interested in getting up there. But it turned out to be Mia who went first. The next day I lured Palle up with a raisin. And then it seemed like he realised that he could do it. And he started jumping up on the roof, even from the other side of the house too without the help of the staircase. Must be the first time since Medium and Large left that there have been goats on the roof of the playhouse.

And that’s about all. Photo time!

I put a tree chunk up at the fence, the spot where the goats usually like to stand and watch. Now they can get a (slightly) better view of things!

Mia having a drink from the bucket.

Mia getting on the roof.

Big Mio.

Aw Palle.

Palle trying out the new staircase.

Mia on the roof again.

Rainy Palle.

Kamel.

Kamel and Palle and human.

Lovely Mia.

More lovely Mia.

Mia standing on the tree chunks.

Is it safe to come out?

Hello? Hello? I think there’s a goat on the line.

Still waiting.

Mio was not impressed by my tatty, old phone.

Hi Palle!

Hi human!

And a goatlog. You can see me doing some staircase building and redecorating. And the goats reacting to it by running and jumping around. Plus their first trips up on the roof of the playouse. Fun stuff.

And that’s all for this week, folks. See you in the next one.