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November 15, 2010

Blue skies

Posted by Morning Bray under Burros, Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, burros, donkeys, Ellsworth, Fergus, Nigel |
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November 12, 2010

Morning Bray’s new lead singer

Posted by Morning Bray under Burros, Donkeys | Tags: Ellsworth |
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November 10, 2010

A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow – and a donkey

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Farm | Tags: Bernard, donkey, rainbow |
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A cold front came through yesterday morning and brought rain showers along with it. When I heard the rain hitting the roof and saw the sun shining, I was hoping there would be a rainbow. I wasn’t disappointed.

The fall color of the cottonwoods created a perfect pot of gold.

But you know, I should have known better than to think I was going to capture a beautiful photo of the boys with the rainbow as a backdrop. Barnyard accosted me as soon as I set foot into the corral.

Instead, we headed into the barn, dried off the camera, and enjoyed the rainbow together. ♥

November 9, 2010

Bernard and the great pumpkin

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, donkey, pumpkin |
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November 7, 2010

Bernard’s excellent adventure

Posted by Morning Bray under Burros, Donkeys, Friends and Family, Horses | Tags: Alan, Bernard, burros, Carson, donkey, George, Hank, The 7MSN Ranch |
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I think yesterday was one of the best days of young Bernard’s life. While his brothers were contentedly eating breakfast, Bernard wanted a part of whatever was going on as soon as Don started backing up the trailer.

It was a perfect New Mexico day as we drove to The 7MSN Ranch.

As soon as we arrived, Bernard expressed his excitement by letting out a big, loud bray. George and Alan were so excited, they floated on air.

I simply loved seeing Bernard in this environment.

After a delicious lunch on the porch – while watching the burro brothers and Bernard gallop past in single file – we all took a walk in the pasture. Bernard made himself completely at home and led the way.

George, Alan, Carson and Hank were right behind us.

And when it was time to head back to the barn, Bernard led the way once again.

At the end of the afternoon, parting was such sweet sorrow. By the time we arrived home, the sun was beginning to set as we crossed the Rio Grande, and the only thing Bernard could talk about was the next time he visits The 7MSN, Ellsworth will be along for the ride. ♥

November 6, 2010

Saturday Stuff – Places to go, people to see

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Saturday Parts & Stuff | Tags: Bernard, Bernard's excellent adventure, donkey, road trip |
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We’re heading out on an excellent adventure with Bernard today. I’m sure the scene before we leave will go a little something like this:

Bernard: Mamma, do you have to brush my hair? I hate it!

Me: Yes, Bernard. Remember you only get one chance to make a first impression, and I won’t have you looking like a vagabond when we get there.

Bernard has his first play date today. I’m so excited I can’t stand it. ♥

November 2, 2010

The Democratic donkey

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Democratic donkey, donkeys, election day |
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Today is election day in America. Because I didn’t know, I figured now was the perfect time to look up why the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic political party in the minds of most Americans.

It so happens that when Andrew Jackson ran for the presidency in 1828, his campaign slogan was “Let the people rule,” which caused his opponents to label him as a “jackass” for his populist platform. Jackson was not dismayed, but instead, embraced the donkey for its tenaciousness and used it on his campaign posters. Later, during Jackson’s term in the White House, he was widely depicted as a donkey for his legendary stubbornness.

The famous political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, is actually credited with making the donkey the recognized – yet unofficial – symbol of the Democratic Party in January 1870. Nast used a donkey as a symbol for the Dems in “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” published in Harper’s Weekly to comment on Northern Democrats’ (nicknamed Copperheads) dealings with Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln’s Secretary of War.

The donkey stuck.

October 29, 2010

Suni Lou Who loves to dream

Posted by Morning Bray under Dogs, Donkeys | Tags: dog, donkey dreams, donkeys, dreams, Suni |
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Suni’s middle name is Lou Who because she reminds us so much of Cindy Lou Who from Whoville.

Suni Lou Who loves to dream.

Fortunately for us, when Suni dreams about donkeys, we can consult the following notations from 10,000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller (1901):

To dream of a donkey braying in your face denotes that you are about to be publicly insulted by a lewd and unscrupulous person.
If you hear distant braying filling space with melancholy, you will receive wealth and release from unpleasant bonds by the death of some person close to you.
If you see yourself riding on a donkey, you will visit foreign lands and make many explorations into places difficult of passage.
To see others riding donkeys denotes a meager inheritance for them and a toiling life.
To drive a donkey signifies that all your energies and pluck will be brought into play against a desperate effort on the part of enemies to overthrow you. If you are in love, evil women will cause you trouble.
If you are kicked by this little animal, it shows that you are carrying on illicit connections, from which you will suffer much anxiety from fear of betrayal.
To see children riding and driving donkeys signifies health and obedience for them.
If you lead one by a halter, you will be master of every situation, and lead women into your way of seeing things by flattery.
To fall or be thrown from one denotes ill luck and disappointment in secular affairs. Lovers will quarrel and separate.
To dream of drinking the milk of a donkey denotes that whimsical desires will be gratified, even to the displacement of important duties.
If you see in your dreams a strange donkey among your stock, or on your premises, you will inherit some valuable effects.
To dream of coming into the possession of a donkey by present, or buying, you will attain to enviable heights in the business or social world, and if single, will contract a congenial marriage.
To dream of a white donkey denotes an assured and lasting fortune, which will enable you to pursue the pleasures or studies that lie nearest your heart. ♥

October 26, 2010

The boys wish Don a happy birthday

Posted by Morning Bray under Burros, Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Bernard, Don, donkeys playing, Ellsworth, Fergus, Nigel |
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After the football game on Sunday afternoon, Don and I parked our camp chairs out in the pasture so we could spend time with the boys.

While Fergus and Nigel were right there with us, their preference is still not to get too close when we’re sitting in chairs.

However, because it was Don’s birthday, Bernard and Ellsworth were in a celebratory mood.

There were lots of hugs…

…high fives…

…cheers…

…and the customary shenanigans.

All in all, it was a beautiful afternoon…

…with beautiful boys…

…Fergus and Nigel included. ♥

October 19, 2010

Ellsworth’s doing that mouth thing again

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Ellsworth |
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Look familiar? This is yesterday’s daily lineup. Honest to goodness, as always, the boys were in the same order and same direction.

And, as usual, Bernard was in a playful mood and was aggravating Fergus, who, along with Nigel, was trying to catch a few winks before dinner. For the first time in a while, Ellsworth was doing his mouth thing again.

Being that it was another beautiful fall day, I wanted to spend some time with the boys. I felt a bit like the Pied Piper leading them out to the pasture.