Valley of the Rocks is famous not only for its rock formations but also for the many feral goats that roam the place. There is always a big furore when the numbers start to increase and the local town council calls in a marksman to cull out some of the goats. There is a section of the townsfolk who dislike the goats because they tend to wander into unprotected gardens and much their way through all the plants.
Even though there are notices about asking people not to feed the goats enough people must either ignore the signs or leave their picnic scraps as the goats have a tendency to hang around the parking areas. 
The coast is more exposed to the sea winds but even there you can see plenty of goats grazing on the almost vertical rock face.
See the dark shape on a rock by the cliff path?
It was a small goat dozing contentedly in the sun.
And from the other side his little furry bottom could be seen.
Eventually he noticed his audience and decided to make a move. After one embarrassed slip while he scratched his cheek on a rock, he scrambled up onto the path and ambled off.
I thought I was only going to manage to lose a pound this week but a couple of days with no carbs managed to take it down to 2 pounds, phew.
Lots of planning to do tonight as I'm teaching full-time for the moment then I've got to haul myself off to the station to pick up Linas from the 10.15 train.
Even though there are notices about asking people not to feed the goats enough people must either ignore the signs or leave their picnic scraps as the goats have a tendency to hang around the parking areas. 
The coast is more exposed to the sea winds but even there you can see plenty of goats grazing on the almost vertical rock face.
See the dark shape on a rock by the cliff path?
It was a small goat dozing contentedly in the sun.
And from the other side his little furry bottom could be seen.
Eventually he noticed his audience and decided to make a move. After one embarrassed slip while he scratched his cheek on a rock, he scrambled up onto the path and ambled off.
I thought I was only going to manage to lose a pound this week but a couple of days with no carbs managed to take it down to 2 pounds, phew.Lots of planning to do tonight as I'm teaching full-time for the moment then I've got to haul myself off to the station to pick up Linas from the 10.15 train.
2 comments:
Its amazing how the goat is out on the edge of the cliff like that. Great capture!!
Fantastic pics of the goats - I really love these coastal walks you take us on.
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