A brief pause from capering to look cute for the camera
While doing our grocery shopping at the food coop Sunday afternoon we spotted a flyer for a baby shower. For goats. Prairie Fruits farm sells fruit and some of the best goat and sheep cheese around. I’m not just saying that, either. They’ve been featured in culinary magazines and they’ve also been recognized by the Chicago convivium of Slow Foods international. They’re also pretty well represented in the blogosphere: here and here and here for example. And that’s just the first page of Google hits. Oh, and they’re also a measly 10 miles north of us. So how could we possibly pass up a chance to sample some free goat cheese and watch the ridiculously cute kids?
And boy were they cute. The older kids ran and capered and generally were incredibly cute.
Day old goat kids napping.
The younger kids (about a day old) were just as cute but a lot easier to photograph without blurring.
Apparently the trick is to get as much of your head as possible into the trough. Or to climb underneath and let the hay come to you.
We also paid a visit to the expectant mama goats. Who were either busily eating for three (or four or five)
Hanging out with some friends.
Really pregnant goats
Or just laying around being about 90 million months pregnant. (Incidentally, with t minus 3 weeks until the baby comes that’s about how I look and feel, too.)
Unfortunately, this idealic little farm scene is in jeopardy. The city of Urbana is planning on putting in a bypass less than a 100 yards away from the driveway and barns of Prairie Fruits farm. Pretty soon the view will look like this:
The people at Prairie Fruits and neighboring farms have put together a pretty good case for why the proposed bypass should be stopped. You can learn more about the proposed bypass here.
Future site of Olympian drive