Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Worth His Weight In Gold

My friend, Shadow, is worth his weight in gold. Shadow is the last goat I have left. We raised dairy goats for nearly 10 yrs and this yr. it was time to let them go to a new home. I do miss them, but I know that they are loved in their new home. Shadow was one of the kids that was born on our farm destined to go into the freezer, but he was so loving and followed me everywhere (not that the others didn't :), but for some reason he became like a dog to me. So I started singing "Me and my Shadow" every time he would follow me around the yard. So, my husband came up with the idea of keeping him as a pet. Therefore he got named Shadow.

Shadow is now 3 yrs old. All grown up and ready to help me around the homestead now. So a few weeks ago I made him a harness. And last week his cart shaft was delivered. He has become such a big help for me now. This week he has hauled several hundred pds of brush, tree limbs, and cut wood that has been lying around from the ice storm we had. I was able to get one paddock completely picked up in a couple of days vs. several weeks. Next week he'll help me pick up rocks out of that same paddock.

Unfortunately, I still don't have a camera. Tried to get my son to let me borrow his, but that didn't happen. So, you'll have to imagine Shadow in his new wagon.


This is Shadow out with the sheep this summer.