The Rules Of Hesitation
October 22nd, 2008The vent people came today. And checked the vents. I think the vents are okay. It only took a few minutes and wasn’t too bad. That should clear my obligations for the near future. Now I only have to worry about that Greenland trip. But let’s not think about that right now.
I stopped by the playground yesterday. It started raining just as the goats were let out.
Magnethe was not impressed and didn’t seem to want to come out. It helped a bit when Alice came with a loaf of bread, though.
That got them to come out.
A bunny wanted to take part in the feast too. I was expecting the goats to chase it away, but I guess they didn’t mind sharing this time. Now I’ve seen it all.
I had brought my squirt bottle and was planning to see if I could teach Magnethe not to be so wild. What did she decide to do? She decided to not be wild at all. You can never count on those darn goats to do as you expect. I don’t know if it was the slight drizzle from above or the loaf of bread on the ground or if she was just in a good mood. But she didn’t play any dominance games at all. Not even when the bread was all gone and the drizzle had dried out. So my squirt bottle remained in my bag and I settled for just socializing instead.
I think her winter coat is starting to come in. Getting a little pale and thicker fur.
And as Alice noted, her belly is starting to get that triangular shape… hoping for kids at the end of the year.
And hopefully lambs sooner. White sheep coming close, black sheep backing off slightly. I didn’t get to ask their names. I talked to Alice, Kurt and Per. And still didn’t manage to do it. I am much better at socializing with goats.
She’s been sick, the black one. Kurt told us. But she’s better now. So that’s good. She’s sweet, but still insecure. I’m trying to get her more used to the human touch. But it takes time of course.
There’s always time. And now it’s time to go.