ME! I let the goats into our house garden in the winter but I have to shepherd them or disaster will strike. If you know goats you know what I mean.
You would not believe how fast they can mow down a single little rose bush. This Iceberg rose will was gone in a minute or less.
Right now Cinder has this bush to herself. Everyone moved off to somewhere else. Lucky her. 
Cinnamon passes on the YUCKY ice-covered Spanish lavender. For some reason Lavender is not on any of the goats bucket list.
Jackpot. The herd hit the BIG rose patch. Did you know it is beneficial to strip the roses stocks of leaves a few weeks before you prune them? This is one of the reasons I let the goats in. For me stripping the leaves it a slow task which inevitably draws blood. The goats beg to differ. I just pour a glass of wine or a cup of coffee and watch them do the work for me.
Sweet Pea works on my new climbing Iceberg. This is when disaster can strike. Have to supervise so no broken pots. Especially this pot.
Cinder nibbles on frost bit Coleus. Delicious! Can’t let anything go to waste. Stay right there and keep chomping down Cinder…..you are helping me with my winter cleanup. 
Rosie gets to come in because she belongs with the goats. Except Rosie will have nothing to do with roses. She likes the deer grass though. It needs to be clipped for the winter so she is helping me too 
Adios Amigo’s
The Sun Dog Drift
The Sun Dog Drift 
I think I want a picture of the last photo of Rosie. The adios amigos pic. How much for a 8×10? Super adorable!
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$20 special. Give me your address and it will be at your doorstep.
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Hmmm… do you think this post will work as more fodder in my never ending quest to convince my husband we need goats?
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Yes certainly. I had to do a lot of convincing before we got our first two goats. In all seriousness they have REALLY helped keep our land clear. The weed wacker hardly comes out any more in the spring. If they did not have a job the convincing would have been harder.
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…and how did you shepherd them out!?
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I’m glad you asked. Now don’t laugh…..As of now I have them trained by starting to bah and bah real loud just like they do and running out the gate and down to the barn. No need to shake a grain bucket but I have to give them some treats from time to time to keep them coming. I have to watch out though because now Rosie comes too running and bucking down the path with us. She did not mean too but clocked Roy once in the hip with her little bucking routine.
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The pictures are great, but now I think we definitely need to see a video of you getting everyone back to the barn. 😉
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I’m sorry to be so abrupt but ABSOLUTELY NOT!
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🙂 Okay, I didn’t laugh, but I smiled really big. Mine will follow the grain bucket…usually.
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