Friends and Family

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January 1, 2012

Happy New Year

December 18, 2011

Sometimes really funny things just happen

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Buck, Don, donkey |
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December 4, 2011

Bernard loves Memaw

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Bernard, donkey, Memaw |
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November 8, 2011

A big, happy therapy session

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Bernard, Buck, donkeys, Ellsworth, therapy donkeys |
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Our friends from Casa de Cuckoo were here for a visit on Sunday.

For all of us, their visit was like a big, happy therapy session.

Bernard was on his best behavior. Instead of his usual playful craziness, he was calm and sweet with GK:

As always, Ellsworth was a gentle soul:

Bernard loved GK’s ear rubs:

And GK’s hugs:

At first, the rest of the herd watched from the sidelines:

After seeing the benefits though, Buck decided to join the therapy session:

Before we knew it, GK was surrounded by many lovely donkeys:

GK’s smiles were priceless:

And, since we’re talking about donkeys and therapy sessions, I posted this video on Facebook. I’m posting it again here because it’s definitely worth watching if you haven’t seen it.

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 |
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September 7, 2011

D is for…

Posted by Morning Bray under Dogs, Donkeys, Ducks, Farm, Friends and Family | Tags: dogs, Don, donkeys, ducks |
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Nigel wants to make sure you’re paying attention.

Nigel: Are you paying attention for our lesson about the letter D?

Me: Thank you, Nigel. Okay, now that everyone’s paying attention, let’s begin.

D is for many things I love. For example, D is for donkeys.

And D is for ducks.

And D is for donkeys who herd ducks.

Bernard: Just making sure they’re all present and accounted for.

And here’s me being excited that I got everyone in one picture.

D is for dogs, too!

Because the ducks were in the pasture with the donkeys, it was safe for us to let the dogs out in the front yard where the ducks usually dwell.

Patrick was initially interested in the dogs, but soon returned to grazing.

Nigel, however, was quite serious about his herd guarding duties.

As was Ellsworth. The dogs, fortunately, had no interest in the donkeys.

Last, but not least, D is for Don, my dear husband.

Yes, D is for many things I love. ♥ ♥ ♥

September 5, 2011

It felt like a herd this time

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Bernard, Big Red, Carson, donkeys, Ellsworth, Lucy, Patrick, The 7MSN Ranch |
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Yesterday Don and I took Bernard, Ellsworth and Patrick to visit Carson and the herd at 7MSN.

Patrick hadn’t been loaded into a trailer since he came to Morning Bray Farm back in March, and we worried about how he would do.

Something I never told you is that Patrick’s former people used a cattle prod to trailer load him.

Well, world, I’m here to tell ya… Patrick don’t need no cattle prod to load into a trailer. Our fluffy boy walked right in.

I was so excited that he could be part of the adventure yesterday. So happy that he got to experience the beauty of life.

It was interesting how the addition of Patrick made things feel different. It felt like a herd this time. Just like that, the boys played and played.

The icing on the cake was my best ride yet on Big Red. Thanks to Carson and Lucy, Big Red and I learned a ton, gained confidence and had a blast.

We practiced a one-rein stop, we trotted, we loped and we maneuvered up and down and through and over various obstacles. Big Red was cooperative, willing and confident. Life was beautiful yesterday!

July 23, 2011

Saturday Stuff – Smiles

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family, Saturday Parts & Stuff | Tags: Bernard, Cindy, Don, donkeys, Fergus, Lei Photography, Stanley |
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A hug from Bernard.

A goober face.

Geese. (GK, we’ll never look at them the same way again, either. ♥)

After Fergus died, I emailed our friends Stanley and Cindy at Lei Photography. Stanley and his wife Cindy last came out to visit the boys in March, just a week before Patrick’s arrival.

My email to Stanley and Cindy explained that Fergus had died, and I asked if they had taken any pictures of him that Don and I hadn’t seen.

Yesterday, we found out they had. And I smiled.

They had many pictures that made me smile.

Bernard’s never-ending supply of hugs…

…even for Stanley.

Bernard’s mischief.

And beautiful pictures of kissable, huggable Fergus.

Thank you, Stanley and Cindy. ♥

July 6, 2011

Discovering a new meaning for Christmas

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Christmas, Debbie, Don, donkeys, New Mexico |
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We wrapped up a wonderful visit yesterday with Don’s sister, Debbie.

From the moment she arrived, she dug in to help with chores around Morning Bray Farm.

The first morning she was here, Debbie and I hung out in the corral waiting for presents from all the boys.

For the record, two hours is a long time to wait for a donkey to poo.

You know you have an awesome sister-in-law when she’s willing to ride in the car on the way to the vet with five bags of donkey poo in the back seat.

On Sunday afternoon, Debbie taught us how to make margaritas from scratch.

That was serious fun.

She spent a lot of time talking with the boys.

And loving on Nigel.

We even did some sightseeing.

Debbie is one of the loveliest people I know and having her here was a gift. So much so, it felt like Christmas in July here.

Speaking of Christmas, Debbie discovered a new meaning for it during her visit. Christmas in New Mexico also means both red and green chile on your breakfast burrito.