BlogHide Resteemsgoat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoAdventures in ContagionWARNING: THIS STORY MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR THOSE READERS WHO ARE SENSITIVE OR EASILY MADE QUEASY My friend Tracy's sweet, mildly geriatric goat Leanna got an infection in her eye that Tracy noticed…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoMerry Christmas!I have been absent from Steemit for the last several weeks, but I am hoping to get back into the habit of posting regularly. It's been the usual holiday madness, compounded by a serious case of the…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoCasper the unfriendly goatCasper was born on my friend Tracy's farm and went into the brush herd when he was old enough. He retired from the working life when Tracy left the business. We have always jokingly called him the…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoAs long as I can see the lightI have gone dark over the last couple of weeks, both here in Steemit and in life in general. I have been feeling an overwhelming amount of stress, and although I'm sure some of it has to do with the…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoA very cold Thursday GreenI took these pictures a couple of weeks ago, when we were in the middle of an unseasonable cold snap. Our average first frost is in mid-November. It hit a little early this year, and I can't say I…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoMonday RedHere are a few fall-themed reds. Things have been busy and I've been feeling a little overwhelmed, so I haven't been taking many pictures. I woke up to a very chilly 28 degrees this morning, which…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoThursday Green - Weather denial editionThe last week has been so routine and uninspiring that I haven't managed to come up with anything to post. It's been rainy and dark and gloomy and more than a little depressing, but the sun has…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoSky Blue Friday... Kind ofI took these pictures yesterday and was going to post them, and then I remembered it was Thursday. Oh well. I can't be on top of the calendar all the time. I was out checking on the goats and doing…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoYou say tomato, I say let's make chili!Yesterday I mentioned picking tomatoes. My friend's garden is huge and still going strong, and she just can't keep up with all the produce, so she's given me permission to come and pick whatever I…resteemedrossfletcher (69)in colorchallenge • 5 years agoPurple Sunday ~ Color challengelavender fadegoat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoSo a rooster walks into a bank...Trixie, our big dog, loves to go on goat rounds with me. She is ten years old, and has no patience with the puppies and their rambunctious anarchy. Going on rounds with me is her mini vacation. I am…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoSublime Sunday, a little lateSunday was the annual apple cider pressing party at my friend Tracy's house! It's one of my favorite events of the year, and the weather was absolutely perfect. One year it rained the whole day…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoAnother post with cows in itFarmer Dan added a young bull and two steers to his herd earlier this week. I happened to be there when he pulled in with the trailer, so I helped him close everything up so they could be locked in…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoThe Unsuccessful Castration - A Wednesday WalkYesterday we went out to the family farm because there is a new little bull calf who needs to become a steer. Making steers is my job now, although I've only done it once. That time, it was really…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoA little heavy liftingYesterday was a big day! The goats moved out of their trailer and into the barn for the winter. Last year we had them set up at the front of the barn, but this year Farmer Dan has his heifers in the…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoSublime Sunday - the shades of autumnThe trees are only beginning to turn color, so I guess autumn is just getting its feet wet, so to speak. We are in bipolar weather season, when it can change from sun to rain in five minutes or…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoThursday Green in the rainI woke up this morning to a nice soft misty rain. When it got light enough to take pictures, I went out to capture more water droplets, because I can't help myself. Since the spiders are in full…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoMonday Red - Equinox editionSo long, summer! It seems like just yesterday I was complaining about the heat, and now it's over. The last couple of years, summer has departed like a criminal skipping bail instead of the gentle…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoAn Unkindness of RavensIt's been another age since I posted anything. I go out and take pictures, but when I look at them later I can't seem to find a narrative to go along with them, so there they sit. I am still trying…goat-girlz (62)in homesteading • 5 years agoHere comes the rain againI was so tired last night that I was in bed by eight, and then got up at three this morning. It was raining when I got up, and aside from a few little breaks, it has been raining all day. We've had…
