Earlier this week Mindy and her mom came to visit for a few days. Over the last few years Mindy has come down from Phoenix once or twice a year for a few days to, get some donkey time. Her mom doesn't always come, so it was nice to see her again.
Didn't think Mindy was going to make it this year, she's been dealing with a broken ankle for quite sometime, and it still isn't right. At the same time, her mom is dealing with a knee. But they decided to make the effort to come down, I think this is their first big outing for quite sometime except for going to the doctor.
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This is what greeted them when they turned into the driveway. Big Gus patrolling the gate. Mindy called to see if someone would come down to the gate and corral him, so they could drive in. I guess we'll have to put another sign on the gate, saying if there is a big brown donkey at the gate for goodness sake, DON'T OPEN it, or we'll all be chasing him.........!! LOL
With Big Gus, everything is of interest and nothing is sacred. The other day John left the door open on the truck. By the time John figured out what was happening, Gus had flipped the cover on the center console, throwing all the "important" stuff on top all over the back seat. Then he moved onto the beverage holder under the dash, grabbed John's sun glass case and flung it around. John finally figured out what was going on and came to save his stuff. We didn't know until the next day when we were going to town and John asked me to hand him his sunglasses how much fun Gus had. He had bitten down on the glass case and in the process bent John's sunglasses.
Linda has been trying to get the trucks packed for the trip. She can't leave anything out or Mr Nosy has to check it out. She caught him playing with one of the weights they use in the packs when racing. I think she said they weigh 5 pounds, and he was swinging it around having a good time.
Minda and her mom got to visit with the donkeys. The donkeys always seem to enjoy Mindy's visits, a lot of them act like they remember her. When she is here she spends lots of quality time with the donkeys and they seem to appreciate it.
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Here's a video Minda took yesterday. We were sitting on the feed room porch with Justin and Jasper and they kept us entertained for a long time. They were enjoying the one on one attention.
This afternoon, Georgette and Dave brought Sugar and Jacque out, so they can go to Colorado with Lynn, Linda and 2 trailer loads of donkeys in a few days. Both of them debuted at Empire Ranch a few weeks ago and also did the fun run up at Superior. Neither of them had ran before except for the Burros and Burritos and Donkeys and Donuts fun runs earlier this year in Tucson. They finished 1st and 2nd at Superior and Empire Ranch and seem to be naturals. They'll get their chance to show what they can do, the end of this month at the 1st pack burro race of the season.
Rambo will be in that race too. This is Rambo after his latest practice with come of his fellow racers. He is the darker brown one in the middle and seems to be enjoying having access to grass ..........!! Steve seems quite pleased with him, maybe all this time, all he needed was a job......!! Steve hasn't said if Rambo is pretending to be an alarm clock at 5am. He has a rather deep loud bray and isn't afraid to use it. Hope Steve doesn't have any close neighbors.....!!
https://www.facebook.com/mindy.keeling.5/videos/2237354759684579/
This is what greeted them when they turned into the driveway. Big Gus patrolling the gate. Mindy called to see if someone would come down to the gate and corral him, so they could drive in. I guess we'll have to put another sign on the gate, saying if there is a big brown donkey at the gate for goodness sake, DON'T OPEN it, or we'll all be chasing him.........!! LOL
With Big Gus, everything is of interest and nothing is sacred. The other day John left the door open on the truck. By the time John figured out what was happening, Gus had flipped the cover on the center console, throwing all the "important" stuff on top all over the back seat. Then he moved onto the beverage holder under the dash, grabbed John's sun glass case and flung it around. John finally figured out what was going on and came to save his stuff. We didn't know until the next day when we were going to town and John asked me to hand him his sunglasses how much fun Gus had. He had bitten down on the glass case and in the process bent John's sunglasses.
Linda has been trying to get the trucks packed for the trip. She can't leave anything out or Mr Nosy has to check it out. She caught him playing with one of the weights they use in the packs when racing. I think she said they weigh 5 pounds, and he was swinging it around having a good time.
Minda and her mom got to visit with the donkeys. The donkeys always seem to enjoy Mindy's visits, a lot of them act like they remember her. When she is here she spends lots of quality time with the donkeys and they seem to appreciate it.
https://www.facebook.com/mindy.keeling.5/videos/2237423223011066/
Here's a video Minda took yesterday. We were sitting on the feed room porch with Justin and Jasper and they kept us entertained for a long time. They were enjoying the one on one attention.
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| Mindy, Justin, and Jasper's nose |
This afternoon, Georgette and Dave brought Sugar and Jacque out, so they can go to Colorado with Lynn, Linda and 2 trailer loads of donkeys in a few days. Both of them debuted at Empire Ranch a few weeks ago and also did the fun run up at Superior. Neither of them had ran before except for the Burros and Burritos and Donkeys and Donuts fun runs earlier this year in Tucson. They finished 1st and 2nd at Superior and Empire Ranch and seem to be naturals. They'll get their chance to show what they can do, the end of this month at the 1st pack burro race of the season.
Rambo will be in that race too. This is Rambo after his latest practice with come of his fellow racers. He is the darker brown one in the middle and seems to be enjoying having access to grass ..........!! Steve seems quite pleased with him, maybe all this time, all he needed was a job......!! Steve hasn't said if Rambo is pretending to be an alarm clock at 5am. He has a rather deep loud bray and isn't afraid to use it. Hope Steve doesn't have any close neighbors.....!!
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