Today is my brother Dave’s birthday — this year, I painted my sweet donkey girls for him. I’ve been sketching a one-of-a-kind card for him for 10 years now.
Tater and Tot are rescue donkeys, their former owner having died and them needing a new home. We needed protection from area coyotes so they fit right in. But we suspect that they were never “peopled” at their former home, just being turned out to pasture.
The task of peopling them fell to me — and it’s been a very slow road! My goal is to eventually get them to accept halters and to allow me to groom them. At this point, both jennies easily come to me, eating carrots or hay out of my hand. Tater allows me to stroke her forelock and sometimes the side of her face down to the withers. Tot is a bit more shy. Both of them like to go “nose to nose” with me at times, as sort of an affectionate greeting. Their whiskers tickle!
Meanwhile, walls are being framed up in our barndominium this week. The east side of Bill’s shop is now enclosed and area for a garage door in place. Inside are doorways into a short hall (leading to bedroom and bathroom) and office / studio. And there is now an interior separation between our little house and the woodshop. This wall will be heavily insulated for a sound barrier.
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