Posted in Donkeys on Mar 13th, 2013 4 Comments »
I’m going to submit a photo or two to be considered for inclusion in the Longhopes Donkey Shelter calendar for next year. I think our donkey Tucker is especially photogenic, and I’ve got several pictures of him that I think are good. It’s hard to make a decision of which are the best… Want to help me [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Horses on Aug 30th, 2011 3 Comments »
Poor Murphy is just miserable. The lameness he had last week seemed to go away so I just wrote it off as some minor soreness from him stepping or twisting in a weird way. Yesterday though he was seriously lame when I went out in the morning to feed… putting almost no weight on his [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Horses, Outside Work on Aug 5th, 2011 2 Comments »
It’s been a busy week so far. Besides ranting about people using the word schizophrenic to describe things that aren’t… I’ve been spending a lot of time in the barn. Both my own, and my neighbor’s. I’m farm sitting for my next door neighbor. She breeds alpacas… They aren’t hard to take care of… they [...]
Posted in Donkeys on Jul 28th, 2011 3 Comments »
… was feeling a bit puny today. The vet came and floated his teeth this morning. It was a sad and puzzling experience for a little donkey who prides himself on his wildness. He was locked in a stall, stuck in the neck with a needle and was surprised to find himself, shortly afterwards, feeling very [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Horses on May 17th, 2011 2 Comments »
Sadly, we had to say good-bye to Brighty today… he moved to a different home. He is a sweet and amazing little donkey, but had been alone… completely…. for years before we got him. As a result of being alone for so long, he struggled to get along with Murphy and Tucker and as the [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Horses on May 4th, 2011 3 Comments »
In which I take even more pictures of my animals… (as if you haven’t already seen enough!) Because unlike my children… they will, without complaint, let me. (Part 1 of “reading the manual” is here… it’s taken me awhile to get to part 2!) Murphy 15 year old (16 next month!) Appendix gelding, (mostly) undisputed king [...]
Posted in Donkeys on Apr 12th, 2011 3 Comments »
R has been saying she wants to try riding Brighty. I put her off for awhile and then decided… why not? The worst that could happen is she would hit the ground. But I really didn’t think that would happen… Brighty (our 10 year old former BLM feral burro) worships R, follows her around like [...]
Posted in Dogs, Donkeys, Horses, Nature on Feb 3rd, 2011 2 Comments »
TIRED of being cold. Tired of being COLD. I like snow… a good foot or so of snow on the ground makes me happy. And I don’t mind cold… I just bundle up if it’s a little cold, and appreciate the frostiness of the air and the sweetness of the warmth when I come back inside [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Nature, Out and About on Jan 20th, 2011 2 Comments »
It feels strange to write a post without any photos to add to it… My camera never did turn up after I lost it at the Special Olympics basketball camp, and I haven’t taken the time (or spent the money) to replace it yet. So… no photos for awhile. After several warm days the weather [...]
Posted in Donkeys, Nature, Simple Pleasures on Jan 9th, 2011 3 Comments »
… it finally feels like winter. It’s been snowing since early this morning, and we’re getting a pretty good covering of white. We may have as much as 8 – 10″ by the time the snow stops tomorrow. Brighty… snow covered because he refuses to go into the barn! ` Things are [...]
