I took this picture late this afternoon. It is my old ram Goth who spent a week of his life almost every year at the Western Washington State Fair in the Animals of the World barn . Our exhibit was directly across the aisle from the zebras, zee-donks, yaks, and reindeer. Many thousands of people saw him and stared at him over the years and I watched hundreds of people photograph him.
Now that we've relocated to the other side of the mountains Goth is retired and enjoying life in a pasture situated in front of our new home. The gravel road that fronts our property is actually a well traveled road between our home and the hills and mountains across the road. Often I discover a vehicle parked in front of our place and see , yes, people gawking at Goth ! Goth still attracts attention even in his old age. ( Goth is 13 years old.) I hope he lives for many more years, I am quite fond of this old ram.
In June 2016 we sold Cedar Pond and moved over the mountains and far away. We now live in Deer Park , WA where the weather is a bit more extreme than Cedar Pond's and in spite of the challenges we're rejoicing in life in our new home with field and forest just outside our back door. God is so good to us !
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"It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." A.Holmes
12 comments:
Dear Kathy ~ So good to see a post from you! Goth is uniquely handsome. I love the coloring of his wool.
I love your header picture!!!! Someone painted a wonderful painting.
Happy Summer there at Laughing Dove Farm ~ FlowerLady
He really is a different kind of sheep. I don't think I have ever heard of this breed before now. He ranks up there with zebras.
Oh my gosh, Kathy. He is spectacular. I'm happy his life in show-business has ended but his fans continue to admire. :)
Beautiful ram!
-Amy
The curly horns are cute...the prongs look wicked. With that sly grin on his face, he seems to be taunting us: "Go ahead, come a little closer and make my day." Not a beast for the faint of heart, I am thinking. How does one get close enough for shearing?
So good to hear from you!! Goth is beautiful and very unusual looking. I would stop and look too.
So glad your comment alerted me to check your blog and discover a new post! What a fine-looking ram Goth is! I would think he's also a good guard dog by discouraging any would-be trespassers. He looks very content in his new digs. I hope he lives many more years, too, and when it's time, I hope he has a peaceful and gentle passing. (I always pray the latter for any animal that crosses my path because I hate to think of even squirrels and bunnies suffering.) Blessings, Bess
'Gawking At Goth'
That would be a great name for a book. grins. He is something to behold.
Glad you shared him with us in bogland,
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That is one impressive animal! (and those horns look wicked!) I would definitely stop and gawk...
No wonder people gawk at him...he is a beautiful animal. His colors and patterns are amazing. I bet he is enjoying his nice pasture and your new place. Hugs
Goth really is a one-of-a-kind ram. I understand why people want to stop and take a better look at him. :-)
Ha! I can see why people gawk! He's a very interesting animal...
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