It seems like the last few days have been particularly busy or chaotic, not sure which. either way we all seem to stay busy. This morning Suzanne, Lynn and Linda went to Tucson to run in a people race. Linda said there were 1100 runners, which is just amazing to me. Then again, I've never been a runner, I find it interesting that many people would go out in the early morning and run, but they do.
John got to go into Tucson and do a jeep tour this morning, he hasn't got to do a tour for months. Another crowd of people, he said they had 17 jeeps with 6 people plus the driver in most of them communing with nature in the desert. Because of the heat the tour started at 7am. Everybody left before daylight this morning and left me snoozing until "normal" time to get up. I was in charge of feeding this morning. Lynn and Linda actually picked up poo and filled water buckets in the dark before they left........!!
When I did get up and outside to feed, the donkeys let me know they are use to faster service. I tried to explain to them that I was just one person and not very fast anyway, but they seemed to think slamming the gates and yelling at me would make it go faster...........it didn't.........!!!
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Lynn has been trying to find an adjustable pack saddle that will fit Levi. Levi is, to put it mildly, plump. We were afraid he would flunk the vet check when we took the donkeys to the Empire Ranch spring ride a few weeks ago. The vet wrote on his paperwork OBESE. I like to think of him being a little short for his weight.....!!! LOL He's actually lost weight since he's been here but he's got a lot more to lose. He seems to like to run, so Lynn and Linda are planning on taking him to Colorado and see if they can run some of the fat off him. He'll have to wear a pack saddle in Colorado, and the ones they've tried on him just sit on his flat table like back. They think they have found an adjustable one that can be adjusted to fit him if he loses weight.
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| This is little Cheyenne stopping to smell the flowers. I hope she knows that's a cactus......!!! |
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| A picture of Rambo in Colorado, not exactly Arizona weather, but Steve said he didn't seem to mind the snow. Steve took him out yesterday for a practice with 30 other donkeys and all the reports we've gotten he did very well, once he figured out what was expected of him. I think the 1st race is the end of this month, I hope he does well, Steve is already smitten with him, which is really good. |
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| Casper the mini mule accosting John after he drove thru the gate. Getting in the gate is sometimes quite a challenge. John came in the other day and said we need to build a double gate. I don't know how we would do that, much of the time we have a trailer attached, which would make a real long rig. The distance between the gates would have to be pretty long. Most of the donkeys aren't interested in going out, but a few of them are.....!! Makes it exciting coming thru the gate, especially if you don't drive in far enough to close the gate.....!!! LOL |
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| This is the worst culprit..........Big Gus. He knows how the gate works, and seems to know just about how long it takes for humans to open the gate, drive in and close. We have a large container sitting on the left side of the driveway for FedEx and UPS to leave packages, so they don't have to try to come in the gate. |
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