Going home and what I found there (in 2 parts)

Part 1: Going home

Yesterday morning at 7MSN...
I ate one last really incredible pretzel-n-white chocolate cookie (made by Carson):

I went to give George a hug goodbye but instead he took a nap on the back of my head:

I gently asked Snapdragon to remove himself from my coat:

I gave Smooch a final scratch on her hiney:

and then Carson and I drove through the gate, leaving 7MSN behind us:

I was able to get onto my plane using only this:

Technology. It just boggles my mind sometimes. :-)

Part 2: When I got home, I found...

It was still raining.

My sweet Jim had an umbrella waiting for me:

At home I unpacked a dusty camera:

that smelled wonderfully like donkey, right here on these buttons:

It was unfortunately too dark to get any pictures of my critters last night, but this morning...well, while my big guys did seem happy to see me, they were happier to see their food:

(One indication of how wet it has been is to look at their coats. Kai llama, Chet and Beau have clearly been spending a great deal of time rolling in their stall bedding!)

In between rain showers, it pretty much looked like this all day. Does anyone know how long my "sunny New Mexico high" will last me?:

Everyone at the coop was quite excited to talk to me about my trip:

which we discussed at great length over sunflower seeds:

until they were gone:

Roxy, my farm pup, was her usual helpful self. She was polite enough not to mention the "other dog" smell on my things:

George spent a good part of the afternoon peering at me through the kitchen porch door:

Late this afternoon, Roxy and I took the goat boys for a walk:

Pete...

..and Reggie were both in top form:

The sun even shined a bit on its way down:

Oh, and one more thing...my Albuquerque airport commemorative t-shirt fits perfectly:

I had such a great trip, but it does feel good to be home. :-)