Goat Ranch: Day 1

Hi all! I have made it safely to the goat ranch and I have some down time before the work begins so I figured I'd better write this now. It was a nice, scenic drive up here, not too far from Sacramento.  I'm in a place called Mount Aukum, which is close to Plymouth.  I'm excited because this is the first official trip of my new life!! I'm a little nervous because I am out of shape so I hope I can keep up with the work.  I got to go play with the goats a little bit this afternoon.  They are really sweet; well, let me clarify. The females and the babies are sweet.  I was told to stay away from the big males because they are aggressive.  But they didn't seem all that interested in getting too close so hopefully we can maintain our mutual agreement; I'll leave you alone and you leave me alone.  But the females and the young'uns came right up to me and starting rubbing their heads all over my shoulders and arms.  The man I am working with had a baby goat in his arms and he flipped it over on its back and held it like an infant.  It was pretty cute.  There are two bull calves and two horses here as well.  I went to say hi to the horses.  The big blond one seems to be the diva, she kept nudging me to pet her.  I thought she was an attention hog but the other one didn't seem all that interested so I guess they have a system.  Beautiful.  So those are my initial thoughts, having been here all of two hours.  I'm sure I'm going to learn a ton here.  Until next time!