Visual Memories
Nothing new to report. All is well that never changes well.
Had fun with the goats yesterday. I was sitting in the fold with them when the hatch suddenly opened and a female voice called them in. It was Pia and Sara, playground staffers. And I call them Pia and Sara because I think that’s their names but I’m not sure. One of them is Pia at least. It’s hard to remember names when you can’t attach them to faces. Visual memory is important. I experience that a lot when I watch TV shows. I can recognise characters a lot better if they have distinct voices that I can match to faces. Otherwise I can’t really put names to the faces. Anyway, the point is that Pia and Sara were taking the goats out to the grassy hills. They asked me if I wanted to help. So I got Mio on a leash while they took Magnethe and Kamel. And then we walked them out to the little hills in the back of the playground. It’s always hard walking a goat on a leash. Not least when spring has newly sprung and there’s fresh greenery all over the place. It’s like having a kid on a leash in a store full of candy. You get dragged round a lot. But we managed. And it was nice to see the goats go to town on all the juicy grass. They do enjoy being taken out for dinner. And Bob and the buck were allowed to run around freely. So they had their pick of the place.
Now I’m looking forward to the temperatures rising again shortly. That will be nice.
Meanwhile, here is a video from my last entry. youtube.com/watch?v=sB_6ZMjqAok. When the goats were in the sheep fold. Except for Kamel and the buck at the beginning. Nothing too interesting though. I like Magnethe’s loud baahing. The way their tongue stick out, it reminds me of Simpsons cartoons almost. There was a guy refilling sand at the swings. He was riding a little mini-tractor type thing. The first time he unloaded a tractorful of sand the goats all jumped away. Nervous nellies! Good thing they aren’t fainting goats.
So there you go.
May 17th, 2012 at 21:59
Our computer is in the shop, so I haven’t been online this week. I’m at the library to check on email and let you know I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth or been eaten by wild goatzies!
Those goatzies aren’t spoiled a bit, now are they? I’m sure they liked their walkies and nice green grass.
May 18th, 2012 at 15:11
Debster – Oh that’s quite alright, I drop off the face of the blog all the time. I hope your computer will get sorted soon. Mine is still in and out of the shop. Except I’m the shop. But at least I’m cheap!
May 23rd, 2012 at 0:45
Hi! I’m back online again. I think I was going thru computer withdrawal. What did we ever do before the internet?
We’ve been working, working, working these past few weeks. No rest for the wicked, I guess.
Fainting goats are so cute. But I wouldn’t scare them all the time just to see them fall over. That would be mean.
We delivered some stained and varnished windows to a client one evening. They have some La Mancha goats with the tiny ears. Their goats are also very tall, at least compared to a pygmy goat. Except for their horns, I think our pygmy boys could just about walk under one of the tall legged La Mancha’s.
You’d want a tall dairy goat so you wouldn’t have to bend over so far to milk your goat. You’d have to run the pygmies up on a ramp to get them high enough to milk. Of course, that’s a moot point since ours our male goats and wethers at that.
May 24th, 2012 at 23:03
Debster – Glad you got the computer sorted. I know when I’m internetless I feel like someone has sawed off my legs. What a rude thing that would be to do. Anyway, it’s been amazingly summery here. It’s almost too nice to be inside at the computer. Almost.