June 12, 2011
If a girl is from the Bahamas, she deserves having a beach to call her own.
Thanks to her daddy, Enzi got just that yesterday.
Her very own sandbox beach.
A fabulous place for her to dig to her heart’s content.
Enzi loves to dig.
Almost as much as she loves shrimp.
Enzi: Thank you, daddy.
♥ ♥ ♥
May 13, 2011
March 19, 2011
Our friends Stanley and Cindy did it again. They captured the emotion of every moment they were here last Saturday.
Just like they did last August.
Thank you once again, Stanley and Cindy. ♥ You both are amazing, talented and wonderful… and the boyz love you! (So do we.)
You can also visit Lei Photography on Facebook here. ♥
March 17, 2011
Patrick’s braying started at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He has an excellent set of lungs and begins his brays with an extremely high-pitched “WHEEEEEEEEEE!” followed by a bellowing “HAAAAAAAAAAAW!” “HAAAAAAAAAAAW!” “HAAAAAAAAAAAW!”
After this repeated four times over the next hour (every fifteen minutes or so), Don got out of bed, got dressed and went outside to sit in the corral with Patrick for a couple of hours. After Patrick brayed twice more, Don gave up and came inside.
Because we think Patrick was calling the boyz (he couldn’t see them or hear them because they had gone out to sleep in the pasture), we decided to physically introduce everyone on Tuesday evening to avoid a repeat performance of Patrick’s overnight serenade.
Patrick’s first inclination was to check out the green Jolly Ball. His first toy?
Everyone was very interested in saying hello.
Bernard insisted on being the first to meet Patrick.
Fergus wanted to be next.
Nigel joined Fergus.
They were very curious and assertive, but never really tried to touch Patrick.
I think initially whether it was from humans or donkeys, Patrick didn’t know how to handle the attention he was receiving.
As soon as no one was paying attention to him, though, Patrick covertly tried to check things out.
Nigel was the most expressive about putting Patrick in his place.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth was promising Don that he would be on his best behavior.
Bernard, Fergus and Nigel came out and Ellsworth headed in.
Ellsworth was a perfect gentleman.
He was gentle. My heart soared.
Patrick was still nervous.
I think Ellsworth did his best to reassure Patrick.
I’m not sure if Ellsworth’s feelings were hurt, but here’s what he did next.
He went to Don.
Don reassured Ellsworth that Patrick would soon come around. Don’t worry, Worth.
What happened next amazed me. When Don opened the gate to let Ellsworth back into the main corral, Ellsworth pushed the gate open all the way.
It’s as if Ellsworth was saying, “It’s okay Dad. Patrick can come in now.”
And Patrick came in.
And we all slept extremely well on Tuesday night. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
March 15, 2011
There was no midnight raid. Bernard didn’t have bolt cutters. We aren’t on New Mexico’s most wanted list.
We’ve named him Patrick, he’s here and he’s safe. And he’s already been surrounded by people who love him.
We spent a wonderful day on Sunday at 7MSN with Carson and Danni from Critter Farm.
On our way home from 7MSN, it happened. For a couple of weeks now, Don and I have talked about making an offer to buy Patrick as soon as we saw his people. As we drove past Patrick’s corral on Sunday evening, we saw they were there.
We pulled in and Don got out. I stayed in the car and pretended to read the newspaper because I couldn’t be involved in the conversation. Don is much more even-keeled than I am… if Patrick’s person had said no, it’s likely that I would have either started crying or yelling at him.
It turns out that Patrick’s person said yes, and here’s what we now know about Patrick:
By the time Patrick arrived at Morning Bray Farm on Sunday evening and we got him settled in, it was dark. That explains the pictures in yesterday’s post. (We were exhausted after a wonderful day, but we had to let you know that he was here.)
He is a very sweet boy and he’s going to do well with lots of love… which he got lots of yesterday, thanks to Carson and Danni.
He’s handsome too.
He’s hiding underneath a bit of hair.
We are so fortunate to have such wonderful friends. Carson and Danni spent the day working with and loving Patrick while Don and I were at work. Thank you, Aunt Linda and Aunt Danni. We love you.
Don came home bearing gifts for Patrick. A brand new, shiny green halter and lead rope.
Green is Patrick’s color.
It makes him look exceptionally, super cute.
We have no doubt that life is going to come back into Patrick’s eyes. Bernard will make sure of that.
The vet is coming this morning and we’ll start introducing Patrick to the boyz as soon as we get the all clear. ♥
To read more about Carson’s and Danni’s day of love with Patrick, be sure to visit their blogs at The 7MSN Ranch and On the Way to Critter Farm.
March 6, 2011
February 4, 2011
After being cooped up for three days, Bernard was in a very playful mood yesterday.
And Don had himself a 400-pound dance partner. ♥ ♥ ♥
January 15, 2011
December 28, 2010
Don and Bernard have a new game they play.
Don puts his finger in Bernard’s mouth.
Bernard pretends Don’s finger is a bit.
Barnyard appears to enjoy this game very much.
Sometimes Bernard closes his eyes in concentration as he’s chomping at his make-believe bit.
And sometimes he even puts a big, contented smile on his face. ♥
December 19, 2010
We haven’t been able to get a halter on Nigel yet, but we know he’s trying.
Don has spent a lot of time working with Nigel over the last couple of weeks. Bernard, Ellsworth and Fergus have been a constant source of moral support.
Of course, Fergus is Nigel’s biggest fan…
…and Bernard always clears his calendar to offer comic relief.
On Wednesday, Don was able to get a lead rope around Nigel’s neck for the first time. I was so proud of both of them. ♥ ♥ ♥
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