Inspirations From the Goat Farm

We had quite a few successful meetup events over the past 7 or so months. One of the most memorable however was visiting Soledad Goat Farm in the Mojave Desert, on October 13th.  Away from the usual city routine, we met Julian and Carol Pearce, owners of a haven filled with about 300+ goats of various breeds, along with rescue animals like canines, mules, and even geese!  The Pearces, who make their living producing and selling their award- winning goat cheese, greeted us so graciously, and provided an educational tour of their cheese making operation. Along the way we met the newest and youngest addition to their family, "Hope", a 10-week old goat who was born blind, but with as much if not more vigor as her seeing brothers and sisters. Hope amazed us all as she pranced around the farm, constantly searching for her "Dad", Julian, who is clearly enamored with his little girl, so sweet and loving!  Here is a small video clip of Hope!  FYI: Sorry for having to view this sideways. Now I know that I need to point it horizontally when to shooting on my android!