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February 18, 2013
Love thy brother
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January 15, 2013
In perfect order
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From right to left: Bernard, Ellsworth, Nigel (Patrick in the background). I had just arrived home from work last night as a man was walking his dog past Morning Bray Farm. The boys were spellbound.
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January 13, 2013
Oh, I love hugging!
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“Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!”
~Drew Barrymore (and Bernard)
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December 25, 2012
May all your Christmas moments be merry and bright
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September 29, 2012
Happy Birthday Big Red
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We celebrated Ellsworth’s birthday on Thursday.
He couldn’t believe this cake was his!
As always, the birthday boy got the first bite of cake.
Meanwhile, Patrick made his cutest faces ever.
As if that wasn’t enough flattery, Bernard started too.
“Look Patrick, here’s how to make a goober face. Mamma thinks this is adorable.”
And Patrick made a goober face too.
And then everyone had cake.
Bernard and Ellsworth. Like peas and carrots.
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September 14, 2012
I love coming home to this
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August 15, 2012
Happy Birthday Barnyard
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August 14, 2012
Walking with Bernard
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Bernard and I have been going out on walks together as often as we can lately.
His confidence level is already high, but If he’s going to walk in parades, become a therapy donkey and be an all around ambassador for donkeydom, he needs to be okay with anything and everything.
On Sunday morning, anything included his brothers calling for him from the farm. He was okay with that when I told him that we’d be back.
It also included walking past a tempting hay barn. He was okay with that too.
And going around a blind corner to yet unexplored trails …
… to see a new donkey, horse and bull. Check.
As we were visiting with Bernard’s new friends, something else caught his eye. It was a woman walking her dog.
I wish I had more pictures to share with you, but I don’t. The dog wasn’t on a leash and I didn’t know how Bernard would react. I wanted to be ready for anything, which meant not having a camera in my hands.
Bernard was a star. He couldn’t have cared less about the dog, and he was a sweetheart while our neighbor cooed over how handsome he was.
He loved every minute of it. ♥ ♥ ♥
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May 31, 2012
Faces only a mother could love
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March 7, 2012
He’ll be your best friend
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Bernard was our first donkey.
I wish I still had a copy of his Craigslist advert. If I knew then that donkeys would later become an obsession, I would’ve kept it. I do remember the listing said that his name was Little Guy and, “He’ll be your best friend.”
Well. He is a cute little guy. I’m always telling him the cutest in the universe. He likes that.
Because I believed he deserved a distinguished name, we renamed him Bernard the day we brought him home. No need to constantly remind him of his short stature, right?
And, it’s not that I love Bernard any more than I love any of the other Boyz or Gracie, but he is my best donkey friend.
More than any of the others, Bernard always wants to be where I am. I like that.
I trust him completely, and I’m pretty sure he feels the same way about me.
I love just being with him, and he’s been getting more and more to the point where he can be with me quietly; without the need to have an article of clothing, a rake or a camera in his mouth.
Yes, just being with my best donkey friend. I ♥ Bernard.
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