Shoot Me! #12 of 52

Shoot Me! Is it Thursday already? Every Thursday I will be participating in "Shoot Me" hosted by Forever In Blue Jeans. You too can play. Click here to sign up and to see the other participants. Here are the rules:

It's time to stop hiding behind that camera of yours. Your family is missing you in the picture. So it's time to post a picture of YOU (yes, you) every Thursday with your child, your spouse, your friend, your dog, or even by yourself. Just get in the picture, you'll be glad you did!

My Mom snapped this picture one evening at Codorus State Park. We were being silly and pretending to pose as a romantic couple for a travel magazine. I actually liked the way it turned out especially because of the vibrant colors from the sunset.

Sunset and Olivera

One day, while "playing" on the internet, Matt showed me these cute little goats he discovered. We both fell in love with them and thought it would be a fun little project for us and the girls. So Matt researched them, and researched them again, and again as he does with every project, and finally we found a breeder who had just what we were looking for.

When we contacted Avolino Farm breeders of Nigerian Dwarf Goats, the owner's Chris and Danielle were a wealth of information and great to deal with as well. They had a lot of patience with us "city folks" .

So, one day in May we traveled to their farm in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. We spent two hours watching and observing the herd of 150 and also discussing the history, health, and care of the goats. Finally, after a lot of consideration we were able to narrow down our decision. Matt picked Olivera, the doe and I picked Sunset, the weathered male (he's castrated). Matt picked Olivera because of her colors and markings. The breeders said she was good show quality because of those traits so maybe one day you'll see her in a 4-H show proudly displaying a blue ribbon. I picked Sunset because he has markings and colors that reminded me of an antelope and he has wattles. Wattles are like skin tags on people but on goats they are hair-covered appendages of flesh hanging from the throat area. They are commonly found in dairy goats and are believed to be a genetic trait.

We've had our goats since July and so far, our experience with them has been wonderful. Here are a couple of pictures of our Nigerian Dwarf Goats.

Sunset

Olivera

See the wattles at the top of his neck.

Shoot Me! #11 of 52

Shoot Me! Is it Thursday already? Every Thursday I will be participating in "Shoot Me" hosted by Forever In Blue Jeans. You too can play. Click here to sign up and to see the other participants. Here are the rules:

It's time to stop hiding behind that camera of yours. Your family is missing you in the picture. So it's time to post a picture of YOU (yes, you) every Thursday with your child, your spouse, your friend, your dog, or even by yourself. Just get in the picture, you'll be glad you did!

I'm pictured below with my Mom during our fun trip at Hershey Park. I have to say, our photographer, Gabrielle, did a great job considering she only stands about 46" tall. This was one of three shots taken. We were unprepared and laughing too hard for the first and second shot but, by the third shot, we were able to gain our composure and...snap-o! This is what you get.

Shoot Me! #10 of 52

Shoot Me! Is it Thursday already? Every Thursday I will be participating in "Shoot Me" hosted by Forever In Blue Jeans. You too can play. Click here to sign up and to see the other participants. Here are the rules:

It's time to stop hiding behind that camera of yours. Your family is missing you in the picture. So it's time to post a picture of YOU (yes, you) every Thursday with your child, your spouse, your friend, your dog, or even by yourself. Just get in the picture, you'll be glad you did!

I'm pictured below with my Dad at Oregon Ridge Park during a BSO concert. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs live on Saturdays in July and then afterwards, has a firework display. It's always a lot of fun especially when we're not chased out of the park because of thunderstorms. This year Matt and I were accompanied by my Dad and stepmother.