Tulips Quads 6 weeks old

I love that these sugar boogers are doin so GREAT! Cant believe they are 6 weeks old already... 3 of them will be leaving my farm around Feb. 28th to go to their new homes.  The two brown doelings will be goin to my SIL's farm.  The buckling (who is wethered now) will be goin to a friend and she its gettin Dollys buckling too. Chloe will be staying here.  I havent decided about Dolly's doeling yet. I still have 2 more Does to kid this season: Cocoa is due around Feb. 25th & Star is due first week of April

Garden Goodies, Spirit and Crochet time with Shetland Wool...

Hello World... so far today has been pretty stinking great.  After I had my dose of fb & coffee this morning, it was barnyard chores/garden picking time... todays garden goodies are snowpeas, summer squash, zucchini, collard greens & basil... then I made a great breakfast smoothie.  Was gonna clean house but decided to go outside sit in the shade and enjoy the beauty around me while I crocheted before it got to hot. 

 Really nice morning shade... 

The view is great too

 You can just sit in the shade and watch the garden grow...

 or watch the wild birds at the feeders...

 or watch the goats in their lil pasture...

This is when I decided to go get Spirit and let him spend some time outside of the pasture with me.

He LOVES to run circles around me...

 Hi Mom

 Then hes off to munch on yummy stuff.......

Spirit will be 3 months old on the 21st

I had bought some pretty hand dyed-hand spun 100% Shetland Wool and I have been very excited to work with it.  Its about 180 yards of yarn.  So far I've decided to make myself some fingerless gloves...

One is done.  Gonna be nice & warm this winter... 

I know, I know who wants to think about winter in the middle of summer, lol.  

Ok... I was being silly with Spirit

Thought I'd better make the yarn into a ball before it got all tangled 

 Momma duck brought her 15 ducklings over... 

they are so cute to watch

 This rooster likes to hang out with the duck family...

I'm think this one is gonna grow up into a stinkin rooster!

Gotta go, time to start on dinner :)

My whole for now herd... plus one

We've had some goat breakouts in some of my other areas so this morning I just put the whole herd together... they're loving it and everyone is being good. Honey & I will have to do some repairs in the other areas this weekend... I hope.  Lets see theres The Queen Tulip with her 3 kids Miss. Pearl, Comet & Clover (Miss. Pearl and Comet will be leaving to go to their new homes around May 21), then theres my bottle baby Spirit, then Tulips doeling from last May Cocoa, I have her sister Dolly here too (she'll be goin back to her farm soon), then theres Stars May 2012 wether Boots & Feb. 2013 wether Willie (they will be leaving to go to their new home tomorrow), then theres my new doeling Itty Bitty and then theres my two bucks Ringo & Peanut... I decided this morning I'm giving Peanut to my friend Rachel on the term that I still get to use him for buck service if I want.  So by the middle/end of May my herd will be: Ringo, Tulip, Cocoa, Itty Bitty, Clover & Spirit. Thats gonna be a huge change and a nice, peaceful slow down til next kidding season. 

Sweet Silly Willie

Willie is one of Stars 2 18 13 bucklings... 

Hes got great personality. Hes so friendly and loves to explore   He also loves to chew my hair and scarf.  I use to think he was the shy quiet one but not anymore. I hung out in the goat barn this morning after chores to play with the triplets... usually Lil Miss. Ruby steals the show but not this time... this time Willie stole the show.  

Now aint that cute...