2. Visit to Michelle

A visit to my daughter was our next stop and we stayed at the Best Western Hotel near I 81.

Mamma and Baby Sheep

We stopped over at Michelle and Joseph’s farm; they now have sheep added to their assortment of animals. Joseph built a lean-to shed for the rugged baby-doll sheep. These sheep live in the open, even in cold winters.

The assortment of animals at the farm is as follows now:

Val and Sassy

 

2 Horses: One is a Belgian/ Clydesdale mix.
The other Percheron/ North American Spotted mix

Joseph With a Happy Little Goat

Goats:  5 Does and 1 fixed Buck. All Nigerian mixes. The buck is 100% myotonic (“fainting goat” that temporarily seizures when it feels panic) 

Before Shearing

Sheep: 1 new ram and one new ewe, so now a total of 6

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Geese:  I believe African geese, 15 of them incl. the latest batch of Goslings.

Ducks Being Fed

Ducks:  a bunch of those 13 in total

A Few of the Chickens

Chickens: assorted kinds, I don’t even know how many maybe 15?

1 African Pied Crow mixed with a Raven 

1 one eyed Squirrel 

Sassy and One of the Dogs

About 4 dogs in the house 

About 4 house cats plus 2 cats that live only outside and in the barns

6 guinea hens for tick control

Doger Watches Out For the Horses

Yet the farm is a harmonious place. I see the dogs getting along with the cats, the goats grazing with the horses, etc. 






 
 

Natural Colour of the Eggs

Michelle collects large number of eggs and sells them in the market place. 

Sassy and Val Doing What They Do Best

 





The horses have it best, they just eat. 

Joseph has his tractor for heavy duty jobs. 

I call it a hobby farm, but it is also a sanctuary for Joseph and Michelle who worked in Public Service and the Military and now have settled into a simpler existence.  

The farm is good for their minds.

 

Father and Daughter

We just stopped by to say “Hello” and move along. All those animals get to me.

Ka-chu !

Hmmmm

HaHaHaHa

 











We spent the evening with our friends Hurricane, Margarita and other inebriates at the Texas Roadhouse. I did not have to drive, so it’s OK.

It is always good to see family.