Pygora ..... the tops in luxury!

This is just a sample of what you can make from decadently-soft, luxurious Pygora fiber. I used fleece from three of my goats: the caramel color is from Whistlekick Grace, the cream is from Whistlekick Scarlett and the grey/brown is from Whistlekick Contessa. I love how the colors compliment each other and add a bit of pizzazz to the scarf. And each color has a slightly different feel, but all three are soft, soft, soft and warm.

Clean Shaven

I love this time of year. Not only the little ones bouncing around, but shearing. It is so much fun to see how different the goaties look between full fleece and sheared. You'd almost think they were two different goats. This is particularly evident on Colene. Isn't she cute?

Water.........

Water is a necessity in life. Life cannot exist without water to drink. But when you are used to sweet, warm, rich milk, you are not very eager to embrace water - even if you are watching your mama enjoy the cool taste.

As you can tell, Sassy does not think much of it if her tongue is any indication.

And sister Samantha doesn't even want to taste it.

Toby just wants to blow bubbles and make rings in the water bucket. Drinking is the last thing on his mind. There is so much growing up to do - and it is so complicated.......

Girls and Jewelry

It's muggy today - the air so thick it is hard to breathe - so I am wearing capris. And, of course, an ankle bracelet (I love jewelry). This one is a carved stone and shell ankle bracelet that I bought in Hawaii years ago. Whenever I wore it, I remembered the great trip to Kauai. At one time, I gave the ankle bracelet to a dear lady when I found out that she had always wanted one. When she passed away a few years later, her family made me a gift of the ankle bracelet. So this one means a lot to me beside just the fact that I love jewelry.

Evidently, so do Samantha and Sofia. They followed me around the stall, ignoring the fresh grain and hay I put out. All they wanted to do was get that ankle bracelet in their mouth and explore it. It just goes to show that girls love jewelry - even when they are goatie girls.

Luxury is Lace Pygora Wristlets

Lace Pygora wristlets - the latest kit offered by Whistlekick Pygoras. The kit contains enough of the finest, softest Pygora fiber - washed, dehaired and ready to spin - and the pattern for these elegant, luxurious wristlets. Your choice of colors: cream, light grey, light caramel. $20. Treat yourself today. Order a kit on our website: www.whistlekickpygoras.com

Simple Things

The best things in life are simple - like a dry day with mild temperatures and the time to hang out in the 'baby' pasture and watch the babies play. They are getting larger now; you seldom see them nurse much now. The moms are starting to distance themselves a little bit from their kids. And there is a new toy in the pasture - a chunk of Douglas fir log on its side. Lan and Toby amuse themselves for minutes attempting to knock each other off the log. 

Even the moms get in on the action (they like to scratch on the log). Life is very good. 

Small Wonders

 
Why does it surprise me each time I see a small baby goat chew their cud? It fascinates me to watch those little jaws - no more than an inch wide - move sideways over and over, chewing the roughage they have consumed. The babies do a creditable imitation of the far-away look their mamas get when they are chewing their cud.

I guess I assume that since they are still babies and still nursing that they would not have graduated to cud chewing. However, life is a serious business to these little ones and learning how to eat appropriately can mean the difference (in the wild) between life and death. So they learn early.

But it still fascinates me :)

Beginnings

It's late spring and there are four new baby goats in the pasture. This is s beginning of life for them. So it seems a good time to make a beginning myself and start a blog. People tell me this is easy to do. So far, I have wasted nearly two hours trying to figure out how to start a blog. I would rather waste that time watching the baby goats leap and play and race and knock each other off the wooden spools in their pasture. So, I am headed outside to do just that.