{"id":3414,"date":"2020-07-28T01:02:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T01:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2020-07-28T04:19:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T04:19:01","slug":"dinner-for-two-at-swan-view-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/dinner-for-two-at-swan-view-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner for Two at Swan View Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">My mom raises South African Boer goats at her ranch in Colorado.<\/h4>\n<p>Currently, it&#8217;s breeding season there. The bucks are in with the does which means if all goes well, the place will be bleating with babies in about five months.<\/p>\n<p>But romance among goats isn&#8217;t as simple as putting male and female together. Sometimes they don&#8217;t like each other. Other times it&#8217;s too hot for making whoopee. And sometimes Mother Nature just doesn&#8217;t cooperate and you don&#8217;t know why.<\/p>\n<p>This normally wouldn&#8217;t be a problem, except my mom sells her baby goats to 4H students to show at the summer fairs. If the romance doesn&#8217;t happen in a timely matter, the babies will be born too late in the year to &#8220;make weight&#8221; for the fairs.<\/p>\n<p>That means a lot of disappointed kids\u2014of the two-legged kind.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzy, one of my mom&#8217;s young 4H clients who&#8217;s already looking forward to buying a baby for next year&#8217;s fair, asked if it was possible to influence the mating process.<\/p>\n<p>Might a romantic dinner for two help?<\/p>\n<p>We were so inspired by her idea, we decided to try it.<\/p>\n<h2>You Get Great Service at the Ranch Restaurant<\/h2>\n<p>Meet Hoosier, the oldest and most seasoned buck at Swan View Ranch. Unlike some bucks who may bunt you with their hard heads when you&#8217;re not looking, Hoosier has a sweet disposition.<\/p>\n<p>Here, he&#8217;s checking out the new restaurant that recently opened on the ranch. Might it be a good place to take his doe for a date?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3415\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3415\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-Picking-the-place.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-Picking-the-place.jpg 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-Picking-the-place-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-Picking-the-place-465x344.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hoosier checks out the new restaurant.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The place seemed to meet with his approval, because a little while later he came back with his date, Elizabeth. She&#8217;s been around the ranch for years and is a blue-ribbon-producing doe, so we thought he made a good choice.<\/p>\n<p>Here, their waitress is taking their order. They&#8217;ve chosen the green stalks as an appetizer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3416\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3416\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-Taking-the-order.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-Taking-the-order.jpg 450w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-Taking-the-order-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-Taking-the-order-425x550.jpg 425w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-Taking-the-order-387x500.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hoosier and Elizabeth place their orders.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looks like the appetizer meets with their approval. Notice that Hoosier&#8217;s is already gone and he&#8217;s wanting more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3417\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3417\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3Appetizer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3Appetizer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3Appetizer-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3Appetizer-465x397.jpg 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3Appetizer-586x500.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hmm. This looks pretty good.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time for the main course\u2014the ragweed salad. To goats, this is a special delicacy, preferred over hay and other types of greens.<\/p>\n<p>The waitress offers a little wine with their salad, but our daters declined. They were too busy enjoying the meal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3418\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Wine-wyour-salad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Wine-wyour-salad.jpg 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Wine-wyour-salad-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Wine-wyour-salad-465x391.jpg 465w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Wine-wyour-salad-594x500.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>A little wine with your salad?<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the couple had nearly finished their meal, the waitress asked about dessert. Hoosier and Elizabeth said they were fine filling up on ragweed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3419\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3419\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-Dessert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-Dessert.jpg 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-Dessert-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-Dessert-465x349.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Any dessert this afternoon?<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So that date went well. Both goats seemed to enjoy themselves. In fact, it went so well that Hoosier returned to the Ranch Restaurant a little while later for a second date.<\/p>\n<p>But he didn&#8217;t bring Elizabeth this time. He brought Francine instead.<\/p>\n<p>Billy goats are known to enjoy playing the field.<\/p>\n<p>We thought he was lucky to get her to go with him. She&#8217;s a grand-champion-producing doe, and has extremely high standards. As you can see, she appreciated the roses.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3420\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3420\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-Date-2-Great-Restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-Date-2-Great-Restaurant.jpg 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-Date-2-Great-Restaurant-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-Date-2-Great-Restaurant-465x349.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Hoosier brings a second date, Francine.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a second successful date, it was time for the Ranch Restaurant to close.<\/p>\n<p>The goats clearly enjoyed their meals, but they also left quite a mess for the staff to clean up.<\/p>\n<p>The waitress is a little worried: &#8220;I hope they left a tip!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3421\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3421\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-Sure-hope-he-left-a-tip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-Sure-hope-he-left-a-tip.jpg 600w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-Sure-hope-he-left-a-tip-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colleenmstory.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-Sure-hope-he-left-a-tip-465x346.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>What a mess! I hope they left a tip!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Will the wine and roses inspire romance between our couples?<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p>For more updates as the year goes on, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swanviewranch.net\/updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swan View Ranch page<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My mom raises South African Boer goats at her ranch in Colorado. Currently, it&#8217;s breeding season there. The bucks are in with the does which means if all goes well, the place will be bleating with babies in about five months. 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