July 2026 – Storybook Farm

I love our goats, with all their antics and fun moments. But I probably love kidding season best. Recently, I turned a few of my favorite birthing photos into paintings. Enjoy these precious memories with me!

The first one is of my husband, Scott, at 2 AM, waiting for this first freshener to go into active labor. It’s entitled “Waiting Up With A Friend.”

The second is of the moments after birth when Beauty was licking one kid, her doeling, Phoenix, while Izzy helped the second one to the teat.

The third was when Tiger Lily’s kids were on their feet and mom keeps licking and nickering to them.

The last shows the patience these does have (in this case, Champagne) with their bouncy offspring a few days later.

We purchased Storybook farm in April of 2011, and so much has happened to the farm, and in our lives. As we have been reflecting on the events and memories tied to faith, family, and farming, I’ve been gathering precious pictures that spark smiles, sighs, and memories. It’s been great.

Someone suggested that some of my photos, converted into watercolor paintings or line drawings, might bless others as prints or cards, so I’m going to start sharing them here. If there is interest, I can make them available as greeting cards or as prints.

For now, let me share the first two. These are from high summer on the farm, and express the freedom and joy that our family has experienced here on our very private 40 acres. Enjoy the pictures: the children are our grandchildren, the setting is Storybook Farm.

Month: July 2026

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