A LITTLE RAIN IS BETTER THAN NONE............

This morning looked so promising, got a call from a friend that lives south of here and he was getting drenched.  

Went out to do chores and it was raining pretty good, so good in fact we didn't pick up poo or doctor. Suzanne checked the radar and there was a line of heavy rain headed our way.  

By the time we got done with chores it quit raining.  Checked the radar and there was nothing showing, where did it go?  The day has been overcast and cooler, but no more rain and the wash didn't run, which is a big disappointment.  I think last year it trickled a few inches wide a couple of times and that was it.  So we are overdue for a good rain SE of here, which is what will make the wash run.  

Leroy and Jackson begging.  It was almost impossible to get a picture of them, I'd go to the other side of the pen and by the time I got there, they were waiting for me.......!! LOL

 

What do little boys do?  Play in the mud of course and Casper is an expert.  Anytime it rains at all, he rolls around in the mud.  What gets me is, once he dries he'll be as white as snow. 

 

I noticed Leroy wasn't going to let Casper have all the fun....!!

 

DJ is looking good, he has some more weight to gain before he goes to his new home.  Also found out all 4 of his frogs are missing.  Tyler is coming next week, we'll see what he says.  Makaela cleaned and put Thrush Buster on his feet, before she went home and I am continuing the treatment,  He's a good boy to work on. 

Here is Jackson, Leroy and Casper.....all ready for treats if any were offered. They weren't.......!!

John got his ground sweeper and has been using it today.  After the rain it wasn't dusty, like it was yesterday when he got it put together and tried it out.  He has been running around in the Burro Barracks, which will be the donkeys play day area once the beans are raked up.  

I went out to take a picture of him working with the sweeper and he was raking with a hand rake.  When the beans fall they fall directly below the tree, which means he can't get real close to the tree.  So a lot of the beans will have to be raked away from the tree, before the sweeper can do it's job.  A little more labor intensive than we'd like, but hopefully it can be done.  

I did get to wash fly masks this afternoon and the weather is cool enough I don't think I'll have to put them back on until at least in the morning.  I'm sure the donkeys and DJ will appreciate not having them on for awhile. 

 This is a picture of Richelle and Isaiah reading the story of Tink, the Bravest Donkey to our Jasper before they went home.  Their names were entered in a contest to win the book and a plush donkey and they WON.........!!!  Congratulations, I'm sure Jasper appreciated the story.  All of the proceeds from sales of the book, go to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue in the United States, so if you would like to add a donkey book to your collection or get it for a child or grandchild, the money would go to a good cause.