Sad Night

 

Tonight we lost Scoot.  I had noticed over the last few weeks that he was getting thinner.  Then this morning when I went out to feed and water them he was sitting on the tub in the sun.  Then when I checked on them at lunch he hadn't moved from that spot.  I knew something was wrong.  After the yahoos left I went out to the pen and he didn't look good at all.  And he sounded so pitiful.

Poor Boogie will be lost.  He has no one to snuggle or play with.  So I guess I will be looking to rehome Boogie so he can have some friends.  

Sad day at NottaLotta.

Sunnin'

The Boys Say Hello

For the ladies of Wyngate!

They love the lazy days when the sun is out.  They love a good tan!

A short story about Binker...David Kalonick found him in downtown Cincinnati some 9 years ago.  This rabbit just keeps on kicking!

Goats, Taking Life Easy

Boogie being a little camera shy.

Someone has put on a few pounds over the winter or he might need a good brushing.

And there he is...

Be Free

Monday night Mark decided that the boys could be free.  Meaning that they could go in and out of the pen whenever they chose.  They chose to sleep by the backdoor.  I slept on the couch to keep an eye on them.  Boogie got into the little trash can (that had a tight lid on it) and ate whatever he could find.  I don't even remember what was in it.  Then he used the can on its side as a pillow.  Crack me up.

Boogie figured out that all the fun was happening in the family room and wanted in.

They drank from the chicken waterer.  Ate most of the leave and mowed down all the weeds on the left side of the backyard.  I should have let them out years ago to eat the weeds.  Next fall they will earn their keep.  I'll never have to pull another weed!

This is the very first time that I have noticed Scoot has a heart on his side.

They love the freshly fallen oak leaves.

I am totally serious about the weed eating thing in the fall!  Might even rent them out if I could just figure out how to load them in the truck without them running down the street!

The Boys

They love a good mouthful of hay.

But don't like to have their pictures taken.  I get the camera out and this is what I get from Boogie.

But then I start sweet-talking him and he turns around o really hear what I am saying.

Scoot is eating the hay while Boogie eats some of the grain.

Then it is time for a little game of tag.

They Are In The Mail!!

Love them!  And the fox!

Scoot, the shy, laid-back one.

Boot...the stinker of the group!

And sweet Boogie!

I can not wait until they get here.  Guess I will camp out by the mailbox!

And Now There Are Three

I love them!  All of them show their personalities.  I LOVE them!  Now to figure out where to put them! I LOVE THEM! It will take awhile because they are coming from Australia. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THEM!  Moey you are the best. I REALLY LOVE THEM!  Thank you!!

And Then There Were Two

All The Way In Australia....

My boys are being painted!

My friend Moey is such a good sport.  We have been FB friends for as long as I can remember.  We have never met but I feel like I know her and she knows me so well.  A few years back when I got the chickens I asked her if she could work me up a pic of all the chickens.  And did she ever!  I love it more than words can say.  She would keep me updated with little looks at what she as doing along the way.  It seemed like the painting took the slow boat from Austrailia to get her.  The pic finally came.  Mark and I went right out that evening and had it framed.  Now it hangs in the hallway for everyone to see.  And I love it..did I say that?

I asked Moey awhile back if she would have the time to doing something small with the goats.  She has a house full of kids, a husband and she is in school.  I think she might be busier than me.  She agreed and asked me to send some shots of the boys that I liked.  I did...I sent a ton I think.  Moey is always good to read the NottaLotta Farm blog so she knows the personalities of each of the boys...just like she did with all the chickens.  I figured that Scoot would be the most challenging to paint.  I know that I have a hard time getting a good shot of him.  He is most always shy and the last to join in.  Ever since his surgery, he is a little leery of me.  And I think she captured that so well.  And she even has hi collar and bell around hi neck.  I love it!  I am so looking forward to seeing how she paints the rest.

Funny thing about it is that while I am sleeping she is working.  Like right now it is 1 in the afternoon here while in Perth it is 1 am.  I woke up this morning just knowing that she was going to post something today.  I dreamed about it all night last night.  Bright and early I was up checking FB and sure enough I saw this cute little face smiling at me.

Thanks, Moey!

Ms. Donna's Shots

Ms. Donna came to paint rocks and took some pic of the farm.  I love it when people share.  I get a different perspective when I see what others see.  Thanks for sharing.  Come back again soon.

One of the best pics of Scoot.  I think because he is black it is harder to get a good pic of him.

The chicken helper.  Or maybe the herder!  No, not really, she is waiting for someone to move so she can have a little scratch too.

Boogie getting a black jelly bean.

Boot getting up close and personal.

More For Moey

 Look how long his beard is!

For Moey

Remember my friend that lives in Australia.  The one that painted my more than awesome barnyard with the original girls.  Well I have asked her to do portraits of the boys.  Just small 3x5 or 5x7 so they can be framed and  on the wall in the pantry hallway too.  She is really busy...mom to many, working multiple jobs, going to school...I honestly don't know when she sleeps.  So I have been trying to do some headshots...one problem...when they see me they come running.  And they never seem to stop.  I guess I am just going to have to campout hiding in the bushes to get more.  These are too bad but I feel that she will need more to get a true picture of their personalities.

 Boot is the more aagile of the bunch.  He will climb and jump from anything in his path.  He also is the most loving.

Becasue of Scoot's coloring, he is the hardest to get a good pic of.  He is a little camera shy also.  Also runs from me since I helped tihe his surgery.  I think he know I was the one holding him down wheil the vet did the dirty work.  He may never forgive me.

 And then there is Boogie.  Loves the camera..works it everytime.

Knows several poses.

The Faces I Love In The Morning

Playing King of The Hill.