This is long overdue, but for some reason I really, really felt the need to think about warm places today. I can’t imagine why, but then again all our brains are frozen from this springtime snow storm. And we are really, really grouchy, too.
You fix that, apparently, by thinking of stupid goats.
I told them to move.
They didn’t listen.
So I was like no, seriously, guys– MOVE!
And they really didn’t listen. I almost cried or had a heart attack or passed out, because look at those cute little itty bitty goat babies, kids, in the middle of the road. Clueless to the world, and what could be careening around the corner on the treacherous island road at any minute.
Really now. We’re not messing around here.
MOVE!!
I closed my eyes. I just couldn’t handle the thought of kids being run over by kids.
But to their credit, that didn’t happen. All goats were spared and, come to think of it, you don’t really hear too many stories of them being run down anyway. So maybe I shouldn’t call them stupid.
Even if they stressed me out, which is really hard to do to me when I’m there, because I’m in slow motion just like everything else. Except the buses.
Good thing the road to de-stress and recover from near-tragedy is never far.
Nicole says:
You had me worried for a minute! I’m glad the goats were okay. You know I find that moving South takes away winter. Chicago cold as all get out. Nashville 83 today according to my car.
April 10th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
anne says:
Tell me this is St. Johns
April 10th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
The Exception says:
I remember similar situations in Ireland, but it was sheep rather than goats. As you suggest, I never heard of any “sheep” mishaps on the roads there, but I am sure that the Irish thought it was a “right crack” to see the Americans stopped in the road waiting for the sheep to move!
April 11th, 2008 at 6:16 am
pneumoniaBoy says:
We’ve got wild turkey that are used to the traffic around my neighborhood. You catch them standing in the road on occasion. If they’re feeling particularly moody, they’ll stare you down!
April 11th, 2008 at 8:41 am
egan says:
Was this during your trip? I love these pictures and your comments. Babies and babies.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:27 am
barbara says:
You got that snowstorm too? Rubbish, wasn’t it?
Goats, though, can cure anything.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
nicole says:
I encountered the same situation in Greece once. They just don’t … get it.
April 11th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
girlgoyle says:
Goats are funny animals. Them getting hit by a schoolbus would’ve been an ugly sight. Everything stands out on yellow. They know better…trust me.
April 12th, 2008 at 4:30 am
Danielle says:
Oh, I can understand your concern…cute kids!!
April 12th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Josh says:
That last photo… nice.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:34 am
JACC says:
Island goats always amaze me. They are either the luckiest animals on the planet or the most intelligent.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:58 am
justrun says:
Test.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:33 pm