Tonight we wethered our two billy kids (Flash Gordito & Frijole), just before it rained. We used a Burdizzo, a beautiful tool crafted in Italy.

"The emasculatome, Burdizzo, method involves a clamp-like tool which crushes the spermatic cord and blood vessels leading to the testicles." 
fiascofarm.com 

Holding the billy in his lap, our kids almost nuzzle my husband as I feel for the cord. They are concerned as this is not a usual position of goat and human. Goats like to have all four on the floor.

I position the tool and squeeze for a slow count of 1-2-3-4-5...6-7. 
Release. Baby goat screams reach deep. They stand around stunned for a minute, then find mom for a drink.

Now the boys can grow and thrive without the enhancement of testosterone.

​The barnyard rests. The baby goats grow.

monday
10 til noon  
kmrd.fm
96.9

may the wind take your troubles away…son volt
miss you…alabama shakes
grace is gone…dave matthews band
sirus…alan parsons project
eye in the sky…alan parsons project

i’ve got so much to give…barry white
i’m ready…cowboys & indian (albuquerque,nm)
big family…truckstop honeymoon
the river & the lake…truckstop honeymoon
silver wings…the knitters

mistress of storms…bruce cockburn
set fire to the rain…adele
she’s gone…the dolly ranchers (santa fe,nm)
everything’s allright…jesus christ superstar soundtrack
amazing grace…arlo guthrie

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THE GOOD TIMES of 87010 rural community
(http://madridculturalprojects.weebly.com/the-good-times.html)
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closer to you…the wallflowers
winter bloom…cali shaw (albuquerque,nm)
no need to cry…neko case
life is good…sunlight (las cruces, nm)
little girl & the dreadful snake…freakwater
my time…cerrillos islanders (cerrillos,nm)

Words from the Week
"Why Malala forgives her enemies”

¿y tu que has hecho?…buena vista social club    
candela…buena vista social club
the message…eydie gore “blame it on the bossa nova”

slowride…freakwater
big mess…lucinda williams

thank you, for listening.
thank you, for your patience.
until next monday…

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links & connections:
madridculturalprojects.org
cerrillosnewmexico.com
las candelas de los cerrillos, community organization
kmrd.fm
visitmadridnm.com

thank you for listening.
life is short. make it sweet.

Playlist on KMRD.fm 96.9 for March 7, 2016

sweet jane…cowboy junkies
honey bee…savoy brown
her comes the sun…richie havens
the coffee song…eydie gorme “blame it on the bossa nova”
music knows no boundaries…ladysmith black mambas

winter…vivaldi…the berlin philharmonic symphony

words by Anah K…A Year of Monthly List

tip toes through the tulips…tiny tim
sunshine on my shoulders…john denver
blow wind blow…dr. john gumbo
i long (then i’m gone)…boris mccutcheon & the salt licks with taj major

the mountains win again…blue’s traveler
scamp…freakwater

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the good times of the 87010 community
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from a mountain in the middle of the cabins…panic! at the disco
wings…the dolly ranchers
putting out the vibration and hoping it comes back…richie havens

pigs on teh wing 1…pink floyd

words by Lena Hubin from the Sun Magazine “Breakfast”

yell fire…michael franti & spearhead
i’m sensitive…jewel
always on my mind…willie nelson
you’re the one that i want…olivia newton john & john travolta “grease” soundtrack
you’re wondering now…amy winehouse
the song of hundred toads…handsome family

and the local ti-fecta!

stealin’…family coal
find the good…felicia ford
heaven…joe west

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We welcome the newest addition to Rabbihead Ranch.
Little white dog named "Hita" joined brown down underdog Cora.
E. Loretta Lynn, little black dog, came for her first visit.

The dream team is forming.
So grateful.

(photo and feet credits: flygirl iron)

We re-named one of our first piglets "Leche" for his relentless attempts to jump up on the milk stand to get the first squirts of goat milk in the mornings. Here's another little resourceful piggy...(Thanks, Mom, for sending my way.)

Thank you to all who voted for our farm to receive the grant from Chase Bank.

We were not chosen for this grant, but happy for the opportunity to dream. Back to milking goats and collecting eggs for our neighbors.

We just got news that an unknown predator accessed my in-laws chicken coop, leaving one survivor.

Loss is real.

These tiny beings that become a part of your daily world, in a blink of an eye, are no more. No more scratchin, huntin, peckin, cluckin, layin. No longer living.

We have been raising poultry for 8 years and recall all our dead chickens with fondness, by name and memories of their personality and manner.

So tonight, we will gather up 4 of our flock to be relocated to Pecos, a lovely place to be a chicken...1 layer, 2 young hens, 1 young rooster, all born on our farm.

We have never had a predator infiltrate our barnyard. We have layers of security, the inner most being the 4 male llamas who live with our 10 goats and 50-some chickens. The outer most being the property fence, with our dogs patrolling in between.

We have witnessed the alertness and strength that comes from our llama guards. They are ever aware of potential danger or strange dogs or anything unusual.

The llamas keep it real, on their own sweet terms.

Sweet & Lovely Show #6
July 31, 2015

Wide Open Spaces…Dixie Chicks
Hell or High Water…Jim Almand
Heaven…Joe West
Everywhere…Johnny Cash
The Mountains Win Again…Blues Traveler
Folkin' Around…Panic at the Disco

Words by Lawrence Durrell

Sunshine…John Denver (on vinyl)
On the Greener Side…Michelle Shocked
Train Bridge...Dolly Ranchers
Chicken House Breakdown…
Carry Me Home…Dolly

Love Cats…The Cure
Love is a Long Road…The Del McCoury Band
Son of a Preacher Man…Dusty Springfield
Incredible Love…Ingrid Michaelson

The GOOD TIMES local happenings & announcements

Boum…Charles Trenet
Vous Etes Jolie…Charles Trenet
La Route Enchantee…Charles Trenet
Mr. Froggie Went-a Courtin'…Burle Ives
Chicitita…ABBA
Great Day…Paul McCartney
If Love is a Red Dress…Maria McKee

Words by Martha Washington

I Want to Walk With You...Toni Childs
Sallie Mae…Porter Draw
The Man With the 4-Way Hips…The TomTom Club (vinyl)
Love is…
Wind Take Your Troubles Away…

Thanks for the Memories...Bob Hope & Shirley Ross
That's Allright...Felicia Ford

off to the wilderness....until next week.....enjoy it all.

Sweet & Lovely Show
#5
July 24, 2015

Watching the River Flow...Bob Dylan
Bend in the River...Leftover Salmon
Take Me to the River...Talking Heads

Arab proverb:
"Even next to a river, never waste a drop."

See You In the Light…Michael Franti
Five Feet High & Rising...Johnny Cash
Ballad of Easy Riders...Byrds
Proud Mary...Creedence Clearwater Revival

Words from
2011 Colorado River Expedition
November 1, 2011

Big Family…Truckstop Honeymoon
The River & The Lake...Truckstop Honeymoon
The Girl I Used to Know...Truckstop Honeymoon

Deeds Plus Thoughts...Fatboy Slim mix
Michael Jackson...Fatboy Slim mix
River Euphrates...Pixies
Dam That River...Alice in Chains
Down in The River to Pray...Alison Kraus

THE GOOD TIMES
Local Happenings of the 87010 community

Color of Water…M. Ward
Whiskey River...Willie Nelson
River...Joni Mitchell

Words from "There's This River" Grand Canyon Boatman Stories edited by Christa Sadler

Black Water...Doobie Brothers
I'm a Believer...The Monkees
(I was trying to play Riu Chiu…The Monkees but hit the rapids of technological weirdness ~ ~ ~0) http://www.last.fm/music/The+Monkees/_/Riu+Chiu
How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away...Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
Waiting for the 103…Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks

Ride the Blue Bus:
Two daily routes between Madrid and Santa Fe

We’ll Meet Again…Johnny Cash

As our radio champion Stella says:
“We have forever to do what we want.”

Thanks for listening, sweet people.