Saturday, I headed out to the Happy Acres Family Farm in Templeton. (1955 Templeton Rd, (805) 434-7580, tasting room hours Sat - Sun 11 a.m. - 6 pm. Special tours available, http://www.happyacresfamilyfarm.net/)
They got goats. Lots of goats. Goats with ears. Even goats with no ears. Well, little nubby, cowrie shell shaped ears. All with their evil , Diabolical vertical slit goat eyes. But these are nice goats. They like shelled peanuts (which are given to guests so you can feed the goats who like shelled peanuts.) And they take the shelled peanuts very delicately and expertly from your fingers with nary a nip. And they have little goat kids hopping around like, well, litttle goat kids. And chickens.
They even have miniature ponies, and a miniature goat that came bleating out from the backside of the farm because it got lonely or confused and was looking for its friend, a nice young woman manning the tasting room. Thing was the size of a smalish dog and just as affectionate. The brochure says they have several alpacas and a crazy miniature donkey, but we didn't see those. 
We did bring along flatbread and fresh fruit and bought some of their delicious goat cheese (the tomato/herb and the herb/spice) and had a picnic lunch, followed by some strawberry goat ice cream which, surprisingly, tastes like frozen yogurt rather than a fatty ice cream and is delicious.)
And watched the goats. Great way to spend an afternoon.
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