So Many Choices

Not so much writing lately. Hard to stay inside at the computer when the sun and the animals are calling. This morning I scrubbed out the birdbaths, which the animals drink from too, the baths being at a perfect height for leisurely drinking.

Ulysses the donkey at the water bucket

The many choices of Ulysses

Just after I finished refilling them came Ulysses, the youngest donkey, to see what I was up to. Here he is deciding whether to drink from the bucket or the birdbath. He ended up going for a third option—coming over to me for some hugs and coat scratching. I obliged, marveling yet again and still that I get to do this.

Meanwhile, his father was blissfully massaging his neck on the Gate to Everywhere.

Raphael the donkey scratching on the gate

Raphael giving himself a massage

About Stephanie Marohn

Stephanie Marohn runs the Animal Messenger Sanctuary, a safe haven for farm animals in northern California. She also has a practice in energy healing for animals and is the author of 10 books, including What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary.
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