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April 5, 2018

It’s All About the Goats at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

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For the love of goats.  I know my readers all needed a goat fix today because…GOATS.

There is nothing like a goat.  Last year I made my first visit to  Carl Sandburg National Historic Site.

I fell in love with the goats.  All the goats.  You can read about it here.

This past Friday Chris worked part of the day and then we headed over to Flat Rock to take a hike around the park and to see the goats.  I was hoping for some babies and since we were earlier than our visit last year I was not sure if there would be any but as luck would have it we saw two babies.

Mama Anya with twins born on St. Patrick’s Day – Ash and Alish.

Don’t worry about the spots on their heads.  None of the goats we saw had horns so I imagine they remove those when they are born and since Alish here is only a few week-old it is very noticeable.

There is just nothing that makes me smile bigger than goats.  Well, maybe alpacas.   

Babs adopted Chris and wouldn’t let him leave without sidling up to him and head butting him gently till he paid attention to her.

How fun are these goats?  If you are ever in the area I would highly recommend that you make a visit.  Even if you don’t tour the house or hike the trails a visit to the Goat Barn is a must see.

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  1. Darlene
    April 05, 2018 at 08:04 am

    Thanks for the goat fix! The babies are soooo cute. Dot would want to play with them. xo

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:18 pm

      Happy to give you goat pics anytime. I might have a few on my camera….

      Reply
  2. Judy Hudgins
    April 05, 2018 at 08:29 am

    When I was in college, my parents got a couple of goats. So cute.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:18 pm

      Oh I would have been home all of the time if my parents had goats. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Marci B
    April 05, 2018 at 09:00 am

    Those babies are just too dang cute! But those holes are a little disconcerting….

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:17 pm

      The babies were awfully cute and I get why they take the horns off but if you didn’t know that was what happened it would be a bit startling. They all seem fine with it. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Mama's Empty Nest
    April 05, 2018 at 10:06 am

    Made me smile! I have a friend who used to have goats and the baby ones always captured my heart.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:16 pm

      They are just so fun and they always make me giggle when they hop around. Last year when we went they had little sweaters on and that was perfect. Love them !

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  5. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    April 05, 2018 at 10:44 am

    That last photo…,oh, so darned cute. That goat knows how to pose already for selfies. Baby animals just make us happy, don’t they? And we all could use some happy every day.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:15 pm

      Yes! I did love that goat and they made me so happy. It was a very good day.

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  6. Josh
    April 05, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    There’s a reason for the old saying; money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a baby goat, which is pretty close…

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:14 pm

      AGREE!!!!!

      Reply
  7. susi_snaps
    April 05, 2018 at 01:30 pm

    Goats are fun. I love to feed them they get so obnoxious, it’s usually hilarious. 🙂

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 08:13 pm

      They are wonderful, aren’t they? Welcome home, friend ! Hope you are getting rested up !What a great trip you had!

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      1. susi_snaps
        April 05, 2018 at 09:06 pm

        Thanks! It’s been a whirl wind and I’m still

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      2. susi_snaps
        April 05, 2018 at 09:07 pm

        Thanks. It’s been a whirlwind and I’m still digesting everything! Jet lag is still a bit of an issue but it’s getting better. 🙂

        Reply
  8. Jen! / Jen!Eats (@JeniEats)
    April 05, 2018 at 07:25 pm

    I think this is your best goat selfie yet. And I love that Babs adopted Chris. They are such cute animals.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 05, 2018 at 07:40 pm

      I agree. I love this one. And of course I did not know it had its tongue out until I looked at it later. I should have stuck my tongue out. And Babs loved Chris. Something about that name……

      Reply
  9. Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids
    April 06, 2018 at 05:01 pm

    Who doesn’t enjoy some good goat pictures! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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