Thanksgiving holidays gave us four days of togetherness, lovely family time, and celebration with our friends.
Early Thanksgiving morning we took a little road trip to visit our friends Ginger and Bob, and our goats-friends. Forty minutes drive took us through a beautiful country side.
Upon our arrival, Ginger offered a walk with her goats.
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Let me introduce you Miss Hadley... |
I could never say "no" to such graceful invitation...
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Goats are very intelligent creatures: |
they took us to our first stop:
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the persimmon tree, one of their favorite treats. |
Bob knocked off the tree one of the ripest and most delicious persimmons I've ever tasted.
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Hadley and other girls enjoyed their "persimmon" stop... |
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Another gourmet stop along the way: apparently, those red leaves don't just look beautiful... |
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Hadley's having some "me" time... |
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Back on the trail... |
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we found some pecans... |
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and girls found some "berry" tasty treats... |
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We met this confused cow. I wonder: is she confused about her twisted horns (see, one horn is twisted up, another- down), or the hikers on the trail? |
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Ginger and Bob: happy family and happy goats... |
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Upon our return from the walk Hadley went to check out a feeder, but was taken aback by the view ... |
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only for a moment... |
When we were driving back home, the husband said: "No wonder that milk tastes so good..."
Nothing more, nothing less...
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That tasty milk makes a delicious cheese too. |
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Dill goat cheese on rye bread |
Happy friends and happy goats made another family Thanksgiving happy.
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She is definitely next American Goat Model! :) |
Thank you, Ginger and Bob,
and thank's to the girls!
See you,
Marina