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October 31, 2011
Bernard goes trick-or-treating. Don insists on chaperoning.
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Bernard, Don, donkey, Halloween, trick-or-treating |[16] Comments
October 28, 2011
The evolution of the MBF blog header
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Farm | Tags: blog header, Carson |[19] Comments
With the addition of Buck to the Morning Bray Farm herd, you might have noticed our new blog header this week.
Credit must go to where credit is due. I’m not sure how many of you are aware that Carson over at 7MSN has been responsible for Morning Bray Farm’s blog headers from the beginning.
Carson took this photo and turned it into our first blog header:
Then she transformed one of my pictures of Bernard and Ellsworth into our next blog header:
Honestly, I think this header after Fergus and Nigel had joined our herd is my favorite of all time. Again, Carson took my picture and brought it to life:
December 2010. A beautiful Christmas gift:
March 2011. Patrick’s arrival:
July 2011. It broke our hearts to post this header:
August 2011. Gracie Belle’s arrival:
October 2011. Our new header. Welcome home Buck:
Thank you Carson… for making them all come alive. Thank you.
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October 26, 2011
Morning calisthenics with Buck
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Buck, donkey |[23] Comments
October 25, 2011
You can lead a donkey to water
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Buck, Don, donkey |[27] Comments
October 24, 2011
I’m in love again
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, Buck, donkey, Ellsworth |[33] Comments
The Boyz and Gracie Belle did a wonderful job of welcoming Buck when he arrived at Morning Bray Farm yesterday.
Bernard was worried about losing his “Baby Bernard” status, so I explained to him that he will always be my “first-born,” and that I’ll never stop loving him more every day.
Ellsworth was a very concerned big brother, wanting to be sure that all of Buck’s needs were addressed:
Not to worry Ellsworth. We set Buck up with his very own temporary Buckingham Palace. As you can see, Buck made himself immediately right at home:
I spent the afternoon with Buck and discovered that he loves:
1. Being brushed and being loved on. Forever.
2. Granny Smith apples.
3. Carrots.
4. Peppermints.
I’m in love again. Head over heels. ♥ ♥ ♥
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October 22, 2011
Tomorrow is going to be a good day
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Buck, donkey |[46] Comments
I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep tonight.
This handsome young donkey’s name is Buck, and he’s coming to join the Morning Bray Farm herd tomorrow.
In July, Buck was one of a herd of 11 donkeys rescued from a feedlot for slaughter-bound horses located about 20 minutes from Morning Bray Farm. The wonderful couple who rescued Buck along with 10 other donkeys stepped up because the nearby rescues were all full or otherwise unable to take in foster donkeys.
Because they thought he looked like a little deer, Dorothea and Andrew named him “Buck”. From the beginning, they could see that Buck has a wonderful personality and an immensely strong will to live. Buck is pretty young and somewhat delicate; he has a formerly broken hind leg, uncared for and grown back together in a crooked way.
It turned out that Buck was one of the most skittish and untouchable of their rescue donkeys, and one who was in urgent need of a hoof trimming. Because of Dorothea’s and Andrew’s patience, compassion, and care, Buck is now quite touchable, and his feet have since started toward recovery.
Minus Buck and another gelding named Gustave, their rescued donkeys are heading to sanctuaries in California, Nevada and Texas over the next several weeks. Because Gustave needs a negative Coggins before he can travel, Dorothea and Andrew will work to gentle him over the winter. We have no doubt that Gustave will be eating Paco treats out of their hands in no time.
Dorothea and Andrew, you did a wonderful, wonderful thing. Thank you for bringing them all back to life, and thank you for allowing us to give Buck a loving forever home.
Tomorrow is going to be a good day. ♥
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October 19, 2011
Wordless Wednesday
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, donkey, donkey ear rub |[13] Comments
October 18, 2011
This is supposed to be a joyous moment
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: baby donkey, donkey, donkey birth, roping donkeys |[49] Comments
Try as I might, I could not come up with an adequate title for this post.
Shortly after we rescued Patrick in March, there were three new donkeys in his place. Not long after that, those people were down to two donkeys.
Both of the remaining donkeys are jennys, and for the last several weeks, I’ve suspected that one of them was pregnant.
Turns out my hunch was right. My jaw dropped when I saw this as I drove home yesterday afternoon:
This is supposed to be a joyous moment.
Those people weren’t there, and honestly, I didn’t feel happy.
Thankfully, mama was very attentive to her baby.
I felt so privileged to watch this magnificent creature stand up for the first time.
I took this picture to get a closer look at mama’s feet. Looks like she’s never been trimmed:
Ironically, that contraption is the backdrop for many of the pictures documenting this baby’s first moments in life.
I’m speechless.
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October 17, 2011
Changing things up
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: daily lineup, donkeys, Gracie |[12] Comments
I’m sure you know by now that we watch the daily lineup with great interest and much fascination.
Now that Gracie Snow White has started joining the lineup, she’s changing things up a bit.
Gracie: Yes, dahlings. It’s a girl’s prerogative to rearrange boys.
Gracie: All grey donkeys to the south, facing south, please.
Gracie: All non-grey donkeys to the north, facing north. Thank you, Boyz.
Patrick: Honest, mama, we’re just doing what she told us to.
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October 11, 2011
The great Morning Bray carrot harvest
Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Plants and Flowers | Tags: Berlicum 2 Carrot, Carrot, carrots, Cosmic Purple Carrot, White Belgian Carrot |[24] Comments
The vegetable garden that we dreamt of in January came to life this summer. With excitement, we harvested some of our carrots yesterday.
Oh, look. Here’s one of Lenny‘s 287 sunflower seed stashes; found all over Morning Bray Farm. Thank you, Lenny.
Aren’t the cosmic purple carrots gorgeous?
Poor Patrick and Nigel. I just set the basket down for a moment. I didn’t mean to torture you.
From left to right: Cosmic purple, White Belgian (Blanche A Collet Vert), and Berlicum 2.
Samples, anyone? (Don’t miss Ellsworth’s and Nigel’s cute mouths; they’re drooling with anticipation.)
Patrick: Dad, I don’t care which flavor. Honest.
Patrick: Mmm. Good. Carrots are your pal.
Bernard: Ellsworth, do you need help with that? Here, let me help you. That’s what best friends are for…
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