ALT A brown goat with horns named Violet stands to my left as I trim the hooves of Rose, who has her head locked in the stanchion. I'm sitting on the ground with her right front hoof in my hand.

ALT A butcher block table has upon it, 2 3cc syringes, 2 short needles, an alcohol prep pad and a bottle of a triple goat vaccination for CD&T

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears named Violet is being brushed by her human on the right side of her face.

ALT Violet, a brown goat with horns and tiny ears, looks down from her throne atop the deck with a wry smile on her face. She's starting estrous so usually rejects any kind of attention. I never force myself on her, instead leaving her alone as she requested.

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears named Violet, sticks her nose through the stanchion in the hope of getting cookies first this afternoon.

ALT Rose, a tan goat with horns and tiny ears has entered through the open gate of the naughty goat pen to eat down the tall weeds. It will be dirt in a couple of days, then I'll close the gate again!

ALT A tan goat with horns and tiny ears is laying on her deck that surrounds an old oak tree. She's face away from the camera, but glancing back at her human. She wants cookies. Don't you Tony?

ALT A white powered parachute seen just beyond a palm tree in the foreground.

ALT A red yellow and blue powered parachute seen beyond a palm tree, in front of a cumulus cloud.

ALT A tan goat with horns and tiny ears is standing on her deck that surrounds an old oak tree. She's facing into the camera waiting for her human to come give her attention.

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears is facing away from the camera, looking back at her human who is scratching her rump.

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears is grazing in the grass at the rear of the goat pen. She's partly in shadow from the trees above as the sun goes down.

ALT Old guy in a wheelchair brushes the head of a tan goat with horns and tiny ears.

ALT Old guy in a wheelchair is scratching the back of a tan goat with horns and tiny ears. She's looking back watching as I give her lots of attention.

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears is laying on her deck that surrounds an old oak tree. Her right leg is extended forward and her right flank is against the tree.

ALT A tan goat with horns and tiny ears, stands up at the gate to eat a small branch of oak leaves offered her.

ALT A squirrel is shown holding its young one that did not survive a long fall from an oak tree.

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears, lays on a bench, atop a deck that surrounds an old oak tree. Right after the photo was taken, we all dashed to shelter and a violent thunderstorm swept in unexpectedly!

ALT National weather service screen grab of huge thunderstorm over our area

ALT A brown goat with horns and tiny ears stands before a green bucket filled with peanut hay, an unseen roof shelters her from a light rain as she enjoys her dinner and a scratch on the bottom.

ALT A tan goat with horns and tiny ears is standing on a deck that surrounds an old oak tree. She's facing directly into the camera, happy to have us home.