It’s been an interesting week. I guess we’ll take it chronologically, more or less.

I’m not sure I mentioned it in the blog, but last Thursday while I was sitting with the goats Sigrid came out to take some pictures of them. She was taking them for a Facebook page the playground had made. And she asked me if I had a Facebook. And I mentioned Mia’s page. And I guess on Friday they sat down at the playground and looked at it. So on Monday I had really nice comments from Per, Sigrid and Bodil about it. And later on in the week Nina as well. They all seemed to really like the page. The pictures and the text and everything. They were very complimentary, which made me happy of course. It’s always nice when people you care about are enthusiastic about something you have made. By the way, the playground’s Facebook page is located here: facebook.com/pages/Legepladsen-Bispehaven. I’m not sure if you need a Facebook account to view public pages. Mia’s page is here of course: facebook.com/CutestGoatEver.
So that was really lovely. Everyone is a fan of Mia! “We didn’t realise we had a little celeb here!” Sigrid said.

My mood changed later on that Monday, though, when I discovered one of my Facebook friends was dead. She actually died back in October, but she didn’t update very often so I hadn’t realised something was wrong. Until I went to her page randomly and saw it full of messages from her friends and family. I don’t really want to go into the details here, but it left me very sad and shocked. Even though we weren’t close friends, it still felt like a punch in the gut. I have spent a lot of time thinking about her since Monday. Reading her old Livejournal. She was a really cool person and I’m sad I didn’t know her better and never told her how highly I regarded her.

It made me think about myself too. Kind of what happened when Magnethe passed away last year. Made me think about how important it is to be happy and enjoy life while you have it. I still spend too much time doing things that ultimately just make me unhappy. But I have lots of good things in my life and I will try to enjoy them more and let the worries slip away. I will try at least. I have been feeling better and better. Seeking out the happiness, which is good. It’s a strange life, sometimes. You never know what lies just around the corner.

One of the things that makes me most happy is the goats of course. Mia’s baby is doing well. He’s growing and getting stronger. And he has gotten a name too. Palle. Which makes me think of Lille Palle, Little Palle, a Danish singer. And Palle alene i verden. Palle alone in the world. An old Danish children’s book, I think. If I remember correctly. I like it! He is such a sweet and beautiful little guy.

Medium and Large are still growing. Running around and causing trouble! I think they may end up being permanently called Medium and Large, Per indicated as much anyway. Since they had seen me use those names on Facebook. I had just picked those names as temporary names, but that would be neat if they ended up being named that. Except Medium is probably bigger than Large by now. He feels heavier when he jumps on my back!

But yeah. An odd week. From a high high to a low low to lots of mental stimulation. Two times 150 minute bike rides as well.

But let’s get on with the pictures.

Mia crashing the picnic! You can see more of that in the videos below.

Bob looking at the playground building. Maybe he wanted to go to the picnic too.

Bob’s tail. I just love that white tip

Grandmamma Mio browsing the grass.

Palle has had his first taste of raisins. That is usually quicly followed by the chewing of fingers in the pursuit of more.

Little Palle.

My pal Palle.

Palle the conqueror!

And videos.
Goatlog from Monday and Wednesday. With little Palle running off on his own. Much to the frustration of Mia. Kids will be kids!

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And goatlog from Thursday. More fun with Palle. Also Mia at the picnic table and Bodil & Sif.

And that’s all for this week. A new one awaits. May it bring good fortunes.

It’s been quite a nice week. We have had some lovely, sunny days. Feels rather summery. And now we’re into June, so it’s only right. Hopefully many summer days to come.

And the goats are all doing well. Mia’s boy is getting bigger and stronger. He has even started going adventuring on his own. Much to Mia’s distress. I think she’d like to put a leash on him! She’s doing great, taking good care of him. And he’s a smart little boy, he knows when to run. Which is whenever Bob starts heading in his direction! It’s amusing to watch Bob casually strolling towards him with a wagging tail. And then bam, they sprint off chasing each other. It’s a big goat circus with Large and Medium running around having fun as well. Medium is extremely playful. You can practically have wrestling matches with him. Lots of fun.

Good times!

Large and Medium. They should be getting their official names very soon now. About time too!

Mia’s boy with ears wide open.

Auntie Kamel, still taking it easy whenever possible.

I think Mia spotted a UFO. Or a UFR. Unidentified flying raisin.

Mia and her boy.

Still with the ears.

Out in the greens.

Cute little guy.

A little game of football with Mia’s boy.

And videos. First a little video of Medium and Large jumping around on me. There was a video that went viral of a goat kid playing on a big pig. This was my attempt at making a human version of it. It would have worked better when they were a little smaller, but hey still fun!

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And goatlog from Monday and Tuesday. Mia’s boy being chased around quite a bit by Bob and Medium, as mentioned before. Boys will be boys.

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And goatlog from Thursday. Out on the slope with all the green grass and juicy plants. A really warm and lovely day of fun.

Oh yes, I also got magnets in the post. Thank you Debster! Pheasant and barn. Pheasants forever! And I used to work in a barn. Fitting! I really appreciate it. My world map on the fridge is being filled in. I also got another magnet from my Italian friend Laura, plus a printed version of her book with goat stories. I have already read it in PDF format, but it’s lovely nonetheless. I really would like to write a book like that some day.

It is good to know good people!