{"id":354,"date":"2006-07-19T22:34:10","date_gmt":"2006-07-19T21:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plume.dk\/blog\/?p=354"},"modified":"2006-07-19T22:46:20","modified_gmt":"2006-07-19T21:46:20","slug":"youre-like-a-kitten-with-a-ball-of-wool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/plume.dk\/blog\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"You’re Like A Kitten With A Ball Of Wool"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sun has come back. With a vengeance.<\/p>\n

It’s getting so hot that it’s uncomfortable. Luckily I don’t have to do anything but lounge around, admire my new computer and go spend time with the goats. Sweet living.<\/p>\n

Well, today I did have to do some other stuff. I had to go pick up our new printer. It wasn’t shipped with the rest of the computer. And of course the mailman tried to deliver it yesterday, while I was away on goat duty. So I had to go pick it up at the post office today. But that’s okay, I had other errands to run. I had to return a book to the library. A book I shall write about soon, most likely. Can you feel the suspence? Also at the library I had to get a copy of my first pay check from the playground. It came yesterday. It’s not really a pay check, they put the money into my bank account. So it’s more a pay… specification. I don’t know what you call that. But anyway, had to photocopy it to send to my social worker. If I was a lazy, evil person I wouldn’t have told them that I got the litte job at the playground and I would have cashed the money and told no one. But I’m a good boy so I tell them about it so they subtract taxes and what is left they deduct from my welfare check so I end up with… nothing. Nothing but the joy of working with the animals. Luckily that is reward enough in itself.<\/p>\n

I also went to the bank and then I stopped by a “buy\/sell\/swap” shop. By a twist of fate the bus lines has been rerouted due to highway construction work and at one of the new stops there was this shop. And I’d been meaning to pay it a visit. I like all the walls lined with shelf after shelf of old books, comics, videos, dvds, computer games. Back when I was a kid there were only comics and books in those kind of shops. Now we are in the high-tech age and books don’t sell so they have to have computer games too. C’est la vie.<\/p>\n

After all the errands I went back home. And decided I needed to do a little more shopping. Which was basically just an excuse to go up to the playground and say hello to the goats. I told myself that I’d just stop in for a few minutes and then go shopping and then get back home. Of course I ended up staying a lot longer. What can you do? Who am I to say no to goats. That would be like a priest getting a call from god and saying “hey I gotta go get a pizza, can you call back later”. Just ain’t gonna happen. <\/p>\n

Mads and Magnethe were in the back area, with the litlte hilltops and the grass. They were tied down a little bit apart. Every time I went to Magnethe, Mads would start baahing until I came back to him. If you have seen the videos of Mads you will know his baah, the slight feminist hysterical tone he can get. Eventually I pulled the hook that held his leash up out of the ground and replaced it closer to Magnethe so I could sit down with both of them at the same time.<\/p>\n

The kids were elsewhere, out adventuring I think. They came running by just once. Came up to me and said hello and sniffed around and then when Mads started getting pushy they ran off over a hill and disappeared.<\/p>\n

And the sun shined. Lying down, eyes closed, the brightness of the sun forcing its way through my eyelids. The sound of the goats grassing next to me. That is heaven.<\/p>\n

\"goats+me\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yup. I could lie there all day. Of course eventually I started missing the kids, so I went to find them. Do you have any idea how hard it is to walk away from two wonderful goats who are baahing their hearts out because you’re leaving? <\/p>\n

Very hard, is what it is.<\/p>\n

But I found the kids and let them jump around on me for a while.<\/p>\n

The birds are on the loose again. They were locked up for a long time because of the bird flu. Then they were out. And then they were back in. Let’s hope they can stay out this time, it’s fun to have a flock of geese chasing around the premises.<\/p>\n

\"geese\"<\/a><\/p>\n

They have usually been squawking their angry squawks at me when I get close, but today they didn’t protest. Maybe they’re starting to like me since I’m now feeding them some weekends.<\/p>\n

\"geese\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The ducklings are growing quickly.<\/p>\n

\"duckling\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Much to the pleasure of the duck, I’m sure.<\/p>\n

\"duck\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I love those colourful ducks. The first time I saw them I thought they looked odd but now I have gotten used to them. And colours are never bad.<\/p>\n

I think that’s about it. Not a lot going on, but I’m perfectly fine with that. Let’s finish off with the lovely Magnethe.<\/p>\n

\"magnethe\"<\/a><\/p>\n

EDIT: oh yes, my new computer… specs here<\/a>. No pic yet. But if you’ve see one then you’ve seen them all, eh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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