Hello Friends, Family and Followers!

Great news!  Yesterday was our FIRST day of shooting and it went FANTASTICALLY!  Our first stop was Jack and Pinky Hawes of Ripon, CA.  Jack and Pinky raised dairy goats on one of the largest and most successful commercial dairies of all time: Laurelwood Acres.  We talked with Jack and Pinky about the dairy, their experiences as ADGA judges and their love of dairy goats.  Even though it has been 30 years since Laurelwood disbanded, Jack and Pinky’s home is still filled with goat memorabilia.  Here are some great pictures from the day, taken by the talented Mr. Julian Broudy.

Jack and Pinky

The Hawes home is covered in family photos ranging over 60 years.  Pinky’s style is of course expressed all over the house in her color of choice… pink!

Trevor and I getting some footage of Jack and Pinky.  I am obviously pleased!

Pinky in front of a display case of goat figurines and old photos

Jack and Pinky showed us tons of old slides, photos and newspaper clippings from the days of Laurelwood Acres

Jack and Pinky camera-ready!

Trevor and I getting a shot of what used to be Laurelwood Acres, which is now a large suburban housing development

Thank you so much Jack and Pinky for all your hospitality and help on this project!

And finally, here are some beautiful photos of our journey from Los Angeles to Ripon, CA:

Less than an hour outside LA on the 5.  Doesn’t this look like a foreign country??

Beautiful California!  No wonder so many people want to live here..

More greenery…

Thank you Julian for sharing your pictures with us!  More to come tomorrow on Redwood Hill!