Bernard

April 10, 2010

Saturday Parts – Feet

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Carson has pointed out that there probably isn’t anything about the boys that I don’t “absolutely love.” Okay, fine, she’s right. But I do absolutely love the way Bernard always stands with his back feet so perfectly positioned together.

April 8, 2010

The land of green lips

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With watering season underway, the pasture is greening up nicely.

And so are Bernard’s and Ellsworth’s lips. Life is good.

April 1, 2010

Tranquility

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March 29, 2010

Sweet dreams

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The boys have been so relaxed lately, it seems they’re horizontal half the time. They were really sacked out on Saturday afternoon and didn’t pay me a bit of notice when I went out to visit.

Sweet dreams for Ellsworth.

Sweet dreams for Bernard.

I often wonder what they dream about. I have no doubt that they do.

Rest assured that eventually Bernard was up looking at me and wondering why in the world I was laying on the ground in the pasture.

And, after completing a quick sentinel check, Ellsworth asked everyone to pipe down so he could return to his peaceful slumber.

March 26, 2010

Life is too short

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Bernard’s official mantra:

Life is too short to take seriously. Really.

Most evenings as we’re doing chores, donkey boy has other things in mind. Case in point, here are three minutes in a typical Bernard evening:

Chase Mom or Dad as they’re scooping poop…

…stop to annoy Ellsworth…

…then stop to say hello to Dad to have a cute photo taken. You can never have too many cute photos.

Finish it all off by paying a surprise visit to Mom and knock her over as she’s kneeling on the ground to take a picture of Ellsworth.

Everyone thought that was funny. I thought so too because Bernard is right, life is too short to take seriously. Really.

March 24, 2010

Sometimes you just gotta wonder

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How does a donkey get a grass stain on the bridge of his nose? It was the first thing Don and I both noticed when we got home yesterday.

Sometimes you just gotta wonder what happens when you’re not around. In this case with the grass stain, it’s obvious who the responsible party is. Inquiring minds want to know how.

March 22, 2010

Barnyard

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I’m letting you in on a secret. Don’s nickname for Bernard is Barnyard.

March 17, 2010

Scratch please

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…patting a donkey is not really viewed as a positive experience by the donkey. Donkeys do not pat each other, and therefore find it difficult to understand what patting means. Patting is very similar to swatting a fly or smacking the animal, therefore it is always best to scratch the animal as a reward for good behaviour.

-The Donkey Sanctuary. “Understanding Donkey Behaviour,” 2006

Ain’t that the truth. The boys love to be scratched.

Bernard, Ellsworth gets a turn too.

We know how much you enjoy a good scratch…

…however, Ellsworth really does deserve a turn.

Obviously, you think otherwise.

March 16, 2010

Celebrating a milestone

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We’re celebrating our 50th post today – whoo-hoo! – and would love for you to join us. To commemorate our milestone, we thought we’d have a contest.

One lucky, randomly chosen winner will receive a Morning Bray Farm travel mug. To enter the contest, leave a comment on this post providing a caption for the above photo. The contest will close Wednesday at 7 p.m. (Mountain time) and we’ll announce the winner on Thursday.

By the way, we’re really having fun with this blog thing. Thanks to each and every one of you for visiting, making us feel welcome and of course, for all of your comments.