On the edge of our town about a 5-minutes walk away from us, there is a barn with some sheep and goats that a man keeps. He lives a little ways away from there but owns this barn for the sheep. When we first moved in I met him as we were walking to take a peak at them. This place is located next to the playground so we were over at the playground at the time. While talking with him, I asked him if he minded if we come see his animals with the kids when we're over that way. He was very welcoming of us and even said we could go in one of the pens.
Most days when we go on walks, our walks take us up that way to see the sheep and the goats. We pick grass to feed them and try to tame them with. Some of them are very tame, others not so tame. Today there were only 2 sheep in the pen we can go in - the rest were in a different field. Today I brought my camera along to take some pics.
This is my one of my 4yo's and my 2yo with the sheep that is VERY tame. He tries to get all the grass!
The brown one on the left used to be in the pen with the sheep and became quite tame. He's one of our favorites!
The man who keeps the goats basically keeps them as pets. Some of the sheep he sells for a little $, but he says the goats he can rarely get any $ for. If we ever get a place where we can have goats, I bet we could buy one for very cheap from him! For now, we get to enjoy them on visits without taking care of them! It's just one of the many things we enjoy about our new town!
Your kids look absolutely thrilled :) How sweet! And what a nice man to let you visit them- many people wouldn't be so gracious.
Leah
What fun
Posted by cindy on Mon 11 Jun 2007 at 05:16 - Link
We used to own goats (Pygmy's) and it is a lot of fun to run and play with them, now we have moved on to horses which are just as fun if not more.
By the looks of the pictures this is really something the children enjoy. I am praying for you that someday (in the Lord's timing) that you will have a few of your own.
Be blessed and have a wonderful week.
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