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Category Archives: Donkeys
New Arrivals
Four new animal messengers have arrived on the sanctuary—baby messengers! Sunshine the little black lamb was the first. Her mother in a distant flock gave birth to twins and didn’t have enough milk for two. Tiny and sick, Sunshine lived in my house … Continue reading
Celebrating Green
Thanks to the rain that arrived at last to our drought-ridden land, the earth is beginning to turn green again. During the days of downpour, I stayed out in the most welcome rain long after finishing the animal chores, happy to … Continue reading
A Return to Peace
The Ring of Protection is complete! That is what I’m calling the new security fence around the barn that allows the animals to spend the night outdoors rather than shut into stalls to protect them from predators, namely, mountain lions. … Continue reading
Pegasus Gets a Twin
A gift just arrived to the sanctuary, and especially to Pegasus. I had promised her that when we got to our new home, I would find her a horse friend her size. She likes her herd (the three donkeys and … Continue reading
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Home at Last
The animals and I have arrived at our forever sanctuary in Sheep Ranch, California! And it is truly wonderful. As it turned out, I drove the truck pulling the horse trailer with all the animals in it to get us … Continue reading
Joys of Summer
What a joy it is to feed dinner to the group in the warm late afternoon of summer. These days, now that the grass on the land is dried golden, the animals are usually waiting near the barn at 4 pm … Continue reading
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Exploring the World
One of the joys of having animals roam free is getting to watch their explorations of the wide world. Here is Snowflake at 18 days old discovering the birdbath and figuring out what to do with it, while her sister, … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Happy Rolling Equines
The three donkeys just ran by. I jumped up from the computer to look out the other window of my writing tower and see what they were running to. Pegasus, in her paddock area, was rolling in the sun-dried dirt—her … Continue reading
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Shelter from the Storm
What a wonderful sight to start the day…I went out to the barn in the pouring rain for morning feeding and there was everybody together in the two dry stalls—all three donkeys, the three sheep, and Pegasus. A cozy manger … Continue reading
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