Animals
- Daphne And Sam Come To An Understanding
Yesterday afternoon the dogs and I spent some time cleaning the front pasture. I love being out in the pasture when the equines are out as well. The combination of dogs and equines usually adds up to some fun.Yesterday was no exception. I had just...
- This Might Be The Rainiest Summer Ever!
This might be the rainiest summer I have ever experienced.I am not complaining...it's great to not have to water the garden.But the weeds......yikes!......I wouldn't turn away a little weeding help! Scattered showers made yesterday a rather lazy...
- The Donkeys Have A Visitor
Daphne: "Hey Chloe...who's that, out in the pasture?" Chloe: "Let's go find out!" Daphne: "You go first!" Chloe: "From where I stand, I'd say she's not from around here." Chloe: "She looks a little edgy...
- Shooo Fly!
One of my favorite after-dinner things to do on a summer eveningis to take a chair into the donkey pen and sit with the donkeys as the cool of nighttimesettles over us. You've gotta love donkey kisses....these gals are very affectionate! Whe...
- Haircut, Anyone?
With the planting finished,I finally had time to tackle a few more items on my Spring chore list. Yesterday was "haircut" day.With the arrival of warmer weather,clipping the Littles and the donkeys is imperative. These four equines seem to hold on to...
Animals
Discriminating Tastes
While I was handing out pear snacks to the horses, yesterday,
the donkeys became quite jealous.
If you've spent any time with donkeys, then you will know that an upset donkey
can be quite loud....letting out a bray something like a siren!
I had one tiny piece of pear left, so I offered it to the girls.
Wouldn't you know, they both turn up their noses and walked away.
"What's Mom trying to feed us? She says the horses like pears...
What do horses know?"
Hating to leave them disappointed, I fetched an apple and divided it into bites.
Chloe took a sniff first, and decided that apples appealed to her about as much as pears.
Daphne, on the other hand, sniffed...
and then opened her mouth....
took the apple, and chew-chew-chew....swallowed it down.
She followed the first piece with several more.
And then for some reason, Daphne must have had a strange feeling in her mouth,
because she started wiping her lips on the fence and the gate...
as if she were trying to wipe off something unpleasant.
I tried offering her another piece of apple.
Her response, after sniffing it: "No thank you."
At least she tried it...
which is more than I can say for Chloe.
Having a discriminating taste may be the reason why Chloe has maintained her girlish figure,
while Daphne (seated) has become quite the "Chubbs"!
- Daphne And Sam Come To An Understanding
Yesterday afternoon the dogs and I spent some time cleaning the front pasture. I love being out in the pasture when the equines are out as well. The combination of dogs and equines usually adds up to some fun.Yesterday was no exception. I had just...
- This Might Be The Rainiest Summer Ever!
This might be the rainiest summer I have ever experienced.I am not complaining...it's great to not have to water the garden.But the weeds......yikes!......I wouldn't turn away a little weeding help! Scattered showers made yesterday a rather lazy...
- The Donkeys Have A Visitor
Daphne: "Hey Chloe...who's that, out in the pasture?" Chloe: "Let's go find out!" Daphne: "You go first!" Chloe: "From where I stand, I'd say she's not from around here." Chloe: "She looks a little edgy...
- Shooo Fly!
One of my favorite after-dinner things to do on a summer eveningis to take a chair into the donkey pen and sit with the donkeys as the cool of nighttimesettles over us. You've gotta love donkey kisses....these gals are very affectionate! Whe...
- Haircut, Anyone?
With the planting finished,I finally had time to tackle a few more items on my Spring chore list. Yesterday was "haircut" day.With the arrival of warmer weather,clipping the Littles and the donkeys is imperative. These four equines seem to hold on to...