September 29, 2012
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.
♥ ♥ ♥
September 14, 2012
February 23, 2012
February 22, 2012
January 25, 2012
January 24, 2012
Last week, CeeCee left the following comment for us:
“With 6 donkeys in the family now, could you do a little tutorial on identifying each one. Obviously, Ells is the only redhead, but I struggle to tell them apart in a group photo. I believe that Buck is red, but much darker. The rest leave me wondering.”
While she was here on Sunday, I asked our friend GK if she would help with the tutorial. She was able to point to the Boyz and Gracie and identify them each by name without batting an eyelash, after all. (I was so impressed!)
Here’s Buck and Nigel:
Buck is definitely red, and is darker than Ellsworth.
Ellsworth is bigger than Buck and his face is much whiter:
Nigel is also unmistakable:
Such a strikingly handsome boy.
And here’s Bernard:
Bernard is short and has shorter hair. Most of the time, Bernard will be next to Ellsworth.
Patrick, however:
Patrick is fluffy all over; his body, face, legs, ears. He has the longest mane of all, and has very cute leg stripes:
By the way, I have to say that it really, really touched me when (out of the blue) GK said she was so happy that Patrick was here at Morning Bray Farm. She’s a young lady who’s so wise for her years.
From a distance, I still sometimes confuse Gracie and Bernard. Here’s Gracie and Buck:
Look at Gracie with GK:
GK was right when she pointed out that Gracie’s nose is more wrinkled than Bernard’s:
Gracie’s taller than Bernard and Patrick too:
It’s all relative. Sometimes, it just takes time to see who’s who. ♥ ♥
January 7, 2012
January 3, 2012
November 17, 2011
If you’re a fan of Morning Bray Farm’s Ellsworth, here’s a bit of trivia for you.
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth was the first Union officer to be killed during the Civil War. (I love his name.)
Shot by an innkeeper while taking down a Confederate flag in Alexandria, Virginia, Ellsworth became a martyr for the Union cause.
From Wikipedia:
In 1860, Ellsworth went to Springfield, Illinois, to work with Abraham Lincoln. He studied law in Lincoln’s office and helped Lincoln with his 1860 campaign for president.
Here’s the part I like the best:
Ellsworth was only 5′ 6″ tall, but Lincoln called Ellsworth “the greatest little man I ever met.”
Sounds like another Ellsworth we know and love, doesn’t it? ♥
November 8, 2011
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.
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