7/27/2009

Late fall is one of my favorite times of the year. The ladies are in their dry off period and seem to all be completely contented and enjoying the last balmy days in the sun before winter. I love going out with my camera in hand and hanging out with them, shooting the delightful moments they are caught up in.






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7/25/2009


November brought a little rain and some strong winds. With the winds, come some damage. Goats I’ve observed are opportunists and find adventure in any circumstance. Needless to say, when we saw one of our girls up on the roof, we knew we had an opportunist on our hands. A piece of the tin roof had come down and made a perfect slide up and she wasted no time in climbing to the top, the little dear.

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Our AZ. state fair happenings.

Our Arizona State Fair was an exciting one for our herd. Many special honors were received. Senior BDIS., Sr. GCH. & Res. GCH. and Jr. Res. GCH. along with 1st place Dairy Herd and Premier Breeder & Premier Exhibitor under Judge Lynn Benedict.
SGCH. Jacobs Pride Butterscot Pudd'n 8*M was the AZ. State GCH. and BDIS champion!

The Res. GCH. went to our beautiful
SG. Jacobs Pride El Show Excelente 9*M

Jr. Res. GCH. was awarded to;
Jacobs Pride Excel To Za Top

Fun happenings at State
Here are our young ladies enjoying themselves. It is such a pleasure seeing the new generation growing, loving each other, loving life and loving their passion. I always feel like such a proud mom and regard it as such an honor when “the girls hang out” in our area. They are such a pleasure and I love them all so much.


Another fun event that was new in ’08 was the artisan cheese, soap and lotions competition that our superintendent added to the State Fair entries to promote the dairy goat. Thank you Eva and Wanda! They did a great job organizing, promoting and setting up the panel of judges for the entries. It was great fun and a totally new experience for those of us exhibitors with dairy goats. I entered 3 cheeses in 3 categories and pulled two 1st places and a second. No bragging rights here though since I’m a total amateur and only entered our family home made cheeses that our family enjoys for the fun of it. I enjoyed the competition and will enter again if the entries are offered again. The crowning pleasure was that those of us who entered, could sample the final judging products ourselves.







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