December 31, 2011

Looking back at 2011 – October, November and December

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October 2011

The surprise and cuteness of Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe… and Juan:

 The privilege of watching this magnificent creature stand for the first time:

Welcoming our loveable and huggable Buck to Morning Bray Farm:

November 2011

The joy of Nigel’s monumental moment. At long last:

Watching Buck sleep-drool:

I think this was one of your favorites:

December 2011

The teamwork required to carry the heaviest traffic cone in the history of the world:

The happiness of having a cohesive and content herd:

Being grateful for the unexpected love and laughter they all bring to us each and every day:

Priceless. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

 

October 18, 2011

This is supposed to be a joyous moment

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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.