Fun with Goats

We came to Sonshine Alpaca Farm to draw alpacas, but the goats turned out to be much better models than alpacas - or chickens for that matter.  Sweet, funny, curious, personable and generally adorable, they really seemed to enjoy the attention.  They also know how to strike a pose and hold it for a while. They nuzzled us, nibbled on us, peered over our shoulder, closely inspected our art supplies and kept us laughing all afternoon. I tried to forget the fact that I saw the term "meat goats" on the website.

Sketching at Sonshine Farm

Another wonderful afternoon spent with the WISkers, this time at Sonshine Garden and Alpaca Farm on Crawford Road.  The sun was warm, it smelled like a farm and there were animal sounds all around me.  Put me right back to my childhood on my cousin's farm in Moscow, Idaho.  The alpacas were great, the goats adorable and they have best, most PEOPLE friendly GIANT Bulgarian Shepherd stockpen guard dog!  Had a truly great time.  And I got a little vignette of some of the residents with which I am really happy.  

I especially got a kick out of the fat little goat who ate IN his feeder, not from it.