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When There’s No Room At The Inn…

Even on holidays, our family dinners don't look like other people's. Neither do our hands or shoes. We look different;...
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A Funny Thing Happened During the Euthanasia.

We've been having llama line dances here for over twenty years. It happens at dusk and it is boundingly beautiful....
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Life Coach: The Goat Version

It was a beautiful end-of-summer afternoon, just about feeding time. Cupid had been with us a few months by then....
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Photo Challenge & Poem: Cheeky

He's a goat who's had a bit of a weight problem since the cast came off. A free spirit, butting...
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Photo Challenge: Friend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCHCTZqU3p4 One likes to be alone. One likes to sleep a lot. One likes contrary opinions. One doesn't care what...
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Photo Challenge: Security

The feel of home. You tuck it safe in some tidy place, half-way between fresh dreams and dear memories. If...
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Photo Challenge: A Good Match

A contrarian and a curmudgeon; fairy tale non-believers with parallel differences, kindly melding the gaps. Together. Separately. .... Anna Blake at Infinity...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rare

Such hopeful ease, confidence in the face of contrary possibility, is rare for man.   Anna Blake at Infinity Farm...
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Photo Challenge: Details

Search the horizon Lean into the wind Scream truth out loud Rage against monsters. Then find ground in the details....
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A Cautionary Tale About Sleeping Around.

We heard about Arthur, who had reached that certain age in the life of a young goat, just as we...
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Valentine's Day and a Goat Tail. I Mean Tale.

Is it too soon to say the word? Sure, there's more snow coming. You'd be nuts to pack away the...
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Photo Challenge: Optimistic

“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” --Dalai Lama Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. (WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Oops.

Oops!--It's an empty can with no more grain-treats. Still, a smart goat would want to be thorough and double check....
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Weekly Photo Challenge: TRIO

"You knew we were dedicated to fighting the forces of evil when you hired us." This trio of highly motivated...
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The Grandfather Horse: When Animals Have Pets…

I have a bone to pick with my Grandfather Horse. He stole my goat. It's hard to complain. Spirit's been...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Extra)ordinary

(Extra)ordinary: Maybe it's a choice; just a fuller way of embracing the ordinary. If we keep our eyes fresh and...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Boundaries

Arthur is very pleased to note that I have placed 'goat nests' in the runs. And if that isn't enough,...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid

A fence is a grid of separation. It's used to keep some of us inside and to keep others of...
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