Month: January 2026

It’s a Goat!

Living out in the country there is not much sets off our motion detectors on our front porch. So it was curious when, sitting on my sofa Sunday night, I caught the lights flicking on out of the corner of my eye.

My other half was in the kitchen and I asked him to take a peak. A moment later, I heard him say with surprise, “It’s a goat!”.

I came over and sure enough, there were a small goat looking into our windows out in the freezing temperatures. I quietly slipped outside and it showed no fear. A moment later, it confidently ambled up the steps and joined me as I sat on the steps.

My mind flashed back to a post on our community’s social media page that someone found a goat just like this one, along with it’s guardian livestock dog, out on a dirt road. But it had been found.

Or….possibly it got out again.

So after a quick friending on Facebook and a DM later, the goat family was on their way. Mouse Track, as I would later learn her name was, and I got along famously. I lead her to our garage and brought her in. My husband brought out a few planters of our cat’s oat grass for her to munch on to pass the time. She had the most gentle way and soft eyes that cautiously trusted.

The family soon pulled up and after a few handshakes and introductions, we reunited all. And little Mouse Track lovingly saw her human, gently head butted her and immediately went to sleep with her head pressed to her human’s leg. This goat was certainly well-loved and cared for. Another human scooped her up and loaded her into the truck carrier and off they went.

Who knows what we will find the next time the porch light turns on!

Utility Sinks are for Curious Cats

Fury exploring the mums in the utility sink.

You simply can’t beat the curiosity of a cat. It’s in their very nature and no amount of domestication will take it out of them. Frankly, it would be a shame if we ever did. And nothing draws a cat’s eye like a perfectly-sized space they can fit in.

That said, letting flowers drain in my utility sink is turning out to be a reason for urgent feline inspection to commence. We simply must see for ourselves what is happening when the flowers get watered. And getting to hop into the “if we fits, we sits” shaped sink is a bonus.

Mum inspection successfully complete.

Once it is determined all is well, and there are no security risks, the world goes back to normal. Fury will give me the look that says, “Why do you still wonder why I do what I do anymore, hooman? This is who I am.”

Oh my sweet girl, I would never change a thing about you.

First Sunrise of 2026

This morning brought typical Wyoming wind gusts, cool temperatures along with a cloud-filled sky. The sunrise peeked out briefly amidst the gray and blue.

Temperatures were not biting, but the wind still packed a respectable punch. A fresh start for a new year, all the same.

Here’s to the new year and a calmer day than the morning indicated was on the way!