http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/06/29/wild-strawberries-and-goats/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/06/29/wild-strawberries-and-goats/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 burning silo Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:21:59 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/06/29/wild-strawberries-and-goats/#comment-2954 Thanks, Leslie. Yes, I think you're right about the touch of melancholy. Part of me still misses the goats and my horses (my mare died a few years ago at around 30 years old). Sometimes, I start thinking that it would be nice to have the farm animals again, but they were quite a bit of work and we were very tied down for so many years (especially by the dairy goats). Still, I miss their company. I suppose the other thing that sometimes strikes me as a little bittersweet is that we put a lot of time and effort into the farm and the goat herd for many years. Those days are over and we've moved on to pursue other interests, but the goats were such a large part of our lives for about 25 years that it is difficult not to miss them just a little. Thanks, Leslie. Yes, I think you’re right about the touch of melancholy. Part of me still misses the goats and my horses (my mare died a few years ago at around 30 years old). Sometimes, I start thinking that it would be nice to have the farm animals again, but they were quite a bit of work and we were very tied down for so many years (especially by the dairy goats). Still, I miss their company. I suppose the other thing that sometimes strikes me as a little bittersweet is that we put a lot of time and effort into the farm and the goat herd for many years. Those days are over and we’ve moved on to pursue other interests, but the goats were such a large part of our lives for about 25 years that it is difficult not to miss them just a little.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/06/29/wild-strawberries-and-goats/comment-page-1/#comment-2916 Leslie Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:32:20 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/06/29/wild-strawberries-and-goats/#comment-2916 What a warm nostalgic post. There's a slight touch of melancholy to it - or maybe that's just me. Nostalgia and melancholy often go hand in hand in my heart. What a warm nostalgic post. There’s a slight touch of melancholy to it – or maybe that’s just me. Nostalgia and melancholy often go hand in hand in my heart.

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