A Journey with Dad

Our yard has a spot in it where tall weeds and thorns grows as fast as anything. The mower worked once but didnt stop them from growing. We have some neighbors that own about 20 goats and since dad said goats eat anything they could help clear out some of our yard.   So, we go down to our neighbors and ask about the goats and they say we can have one if we can catch one. So we go back and get changed into our “wrestling goat clothes”. Dad and I go down there and prepare to fight a goat. The neighbor sprinkles a little food and a large goat comes.  So just like that we capture the goat, and tie it up and put it in the truck.  It was surprisingly easy. I spoke too soon.

Me holding the goat in the truck for the first time. EasyMaking sure the goat wont escape

So we drive back home and into all the weeds. We tie a rope to a near by tree and then to a collar we bought for this goat. We untied the goat and waited for it to jump out of the truck. It jumped out of the truck. In one jump it was free of its collar. It had broken the clip on the collar and was now running deeper into the woods. Dad and I took running after it. After a while of us almost catching it we soon didn’t know where it went. All we knew was that it was trying to get back home but its path to home was blocked by a creek (we were now deep in the woods). Me, wearing shorts this whole time, had scratched up my legs pretty bad. We decided to go home and tell the family and also change into some pants and get some more ropes. Once we had sighted the goat we tried to corner the goat but it kept running through us. It had the advantage of not having to deal with thorns and branches because just like a deer, it could leap right over them. We chased it back and forth, it would go somewhere then go back and then forward over and over again. It led us to a huge swamp. This goat was really getting annoying. It somehow crossed a mud river with out me noticing, I ran through this knee-deep-mud-river and continued to chase the goat. My job was to chase the goat around to my Dad who was hiding behind a tree waiting. Finally the pesty goat got stuck in some of the mud. My Dad was able to grab it and tie the rope around its neck. Now, by this time we had been running in circles for a few miles. We had no clue where we were. So we just continued to walk with the goat who was trying to escape. Finally we reached a neighbor hood. I had to stay with the goat while my Dad walked all the way home to get his truck. We got it home and tied a collar of rope around its neck. This is an experience that I’ll never forget–interesting summer memory. Dad and I washed off and just laughed about it afterward. It was fun but really annoying chasing that goat. Even though it was hard I’m glad we had this experience and now cherish the memory.  I love it!

Me holding the goat in the truck for the first time. Easy

Making sure the goat wont escape

Finally got the goat.

Dad and I putting its new collar on. I hope that thing is on tight

In the end, lets just say i don’t like goats. But loved the experience