Hibernating

We've decided to go back to hibernating until spring.

Coral

Scarlet, Cookie and Casey

Muffin and Jelly

Betty Lou

Really.  There's no other way to deal with the cold, blowy weather.

Hibernating

We've decided we might just hibernate until spring.

"Go away.  I'm trying to nap here," says Sugar 

Meg

That would be the best thing.

Muffin and Jelly

But we'll still come out for supper.  Definitely.

"Hey, Human!  Did you bring me some treats?" Cookie wants to know.

And treats, too.  Yep.  That's our plan.

It Feels So Good

It really is nice to be out in pasture on that green grass.  Of course some goats enjoy it a bit more than others.

Muffin

Maggie

Sugar

I think Sugar's kids think she's a little silly.  Don't most kids feel that way about their maa though?

If only I were a young goat, I'd be joining them.

Itchies

Muffin has the itchies!

Good thing she found a nice place to scratch her chin.

Yoga: The Pretzel

This is Muffin.  She has been newly crowned the "Queen of Yoga."



Here she is demonstrating the very difficult pretzel.



Need a closer look?



Finally, she begins to unfold again.  (That's Annie admiring her technique.)

Deep breath out. Namaste.

Linking to Farmgirl Friday.

Dreaming

I'm not really lying in the barnyard basking in the sun.  I'm just dreaming of basking.

Me

We're horribly muddy in the barnyard.  Yes, I know it makes the grass grow, but we still don't like mud.  We like basking.

Maisie

Muffin and daughter Jelly

If Minnie tried rubbing her face on the ground today (see the marks in the dirt), she'd be packed in mud.

Minnie Pearl

Why does rain have to make mud?

Kids

With all the excitement about getting the green stuff, I forgot to tell you that we have more new kids.

Bonnie started us off with a little girl born May 10th.

She is named Cocoa.

Cocoa

Helen had twins, a boy and a girl, on May 11th.

Max

She kind of freaked out about the girl though.

"I did not give birth to you!  Get away from me!"

Now the human is raising Cindy Lou too.

Cindy Lou

Helen has to make sure she has the right kid nursing.

Finally, Muffin had twin girls yesterday.

They don't have names yet.

I'll let you know once she figures out who they are.

The Weather is Confused

We had snow. The barnyard looked like this with all the geese webbed feet tracks.

Today it looks like this.

This warm weather has Muffin confused too. Do you see what is on her horns?

She's losing her undercoat!

I tried telling her that she's going to regret shedding so soon, but she doesn't listen to me.

I have to admit it is tempting because our snow is disappearing.

Linking to Deborah Jean's Farmgirl Friday.

Muffin and Jelly

This is Muffin and her daughter Jelly. Jelly was the last kid that was born this past June.

That makes her just over six months old. She loves eating with her Maa. After all, hay is very good.

After hay, Jelly enjoys a lovely dessert of Maa's milk. Her tail still wags too fast to even see it.

The human decided it was high time Jelly was weaned, even if Muffin wasn't going to do it.

Now Jelly and Muffin are in separate areas of the barnyard. You should hear them both holler about it.

Muffin

We were all out in pasture the other day.

Muffin came out completely covered.

I almost felt bad for her.

A Theory Disproved

Remember the human's theory that Muffin was not pregnant, just fat and gassy? Well, she proved the human wrong today.

No wonder she was so big!

Without as much as a belch, she opened the oven and out came a big Jelly girl.

She also had an even bigger Rolly boy.

So much for gas. ~Burp~Oh, excuse me.