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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

There was a tiny break in the weather this morning and DH was out adding 
some additional railings to the split rail fence he put up to encourage the 
dogs to slow down before they run the poor baby trees down in the "orchard" 
half of our 3 acre "frontyard."  Our neighbor to the north drove up and 
wanted to know if we were missing some goats.  We told him we weren't but 
that we thought there was a guy with some down the hill and across the two 
creeks.  Later DH walked through the woods and over to the neighbors to see 
if he'd found an owner for the goats.  About 15 minutes after he returned 
home,  here come two Alpine/Nubian cross does.  I guess the neighbor didn't 
find an owner. <g>

At anyrate, I find it most strange because these two "girls" are obviously 
someone's pets.  They had collars on and their coats are short and shiny, so 
they've been living the good life.  It was too late to go looking (dark and 
snowing), so we have two guests in the recently built A-frame chicken coop 
that is waiting for some hens to call it home this spring.

Tomorrow morning we set out on a hunt to try and find the owner.  We are 
quite concerned because the guy we saw walking around over in the valley 
with a couple of goats was elderly and goats that are pets are generally not 
wanderers.  They like their creature comforts and the middle of bad weather 
and a snow storm isn't something you find goats out wandering in.

So, everyone cross their fingers that the owner is o.k. and maybe out of 
town or something!

Lynda