This is what greeted us on the courtyard this morning. Three outdoors cats.... usually they bring assorted hairy critters to the courtyard to consume overnight. None of them seem to care for inerds, so most mornings when we get up, there are "parts" to clean up.
This is the first snake I've seen this year. It struck me as odd the head is missing. Does that mean someone ate it? If so, isn't that dangerous, since the poison sack is in the head? Julius is probably the culprit, but he's acting normal, although I haven't seen Simba this morning. He is a young tomcat that has been hanging around a few months. I've tried to trap him to take him to the vet for "corrective" surgery, but he's not interested in being caught. He'll let me pet him and feed him, but none of the stuffing into a crate business.
Suzanne and Debra one of our volunteers took 6 donkeys to New Mexico's first pack burro race this past week-end. Even had time to do a little sight seeing.
The race was in the little mining town of Cerrillos, about 20 miles from Santa Fe. Debra had never been to a race, so it was all new to her. She started out walking with Siggy, but the elevation got to her, so she didn't get to finish, although she said she had a great time. Suzanne ended up with 2 donkeys. When Debra had to turn around, Suzanne and Jackson ended up with Siggy as part of their team. Siggy got a "DNF", but he finished.......!!!
This video is of the start, before Debra had to turn back and Suzanne ended up leading both Siggy and Jackson. Jackson tried to have a tantrum because La'Roy wasn't within sight. Suzanne got to turn him in circles until he could focus on the race. She said he did just fine the rest of way, even with Siggy in tow.
Suzanne and Jackson practicing circles......
Debra and Siggy are farther behind walking with a pretty good size mammoth. For some reason the idea of 28 inch Siggy and a mammoth strolling along in a race struck me as hilarious. Maybe they were enjoying each other's company, who knows........!!! LOL
Start of the race from other side of the street
Fly season is upon us unfortunately. Boaz and Cisco's annual skin problems are starting to become a problem. As of this morning they will be doctored daily until probably November. We noticed tonight that it's time to cover Bonnie's bare scarred front legs with men's crew socks for the duration, she's a fly magnet like Cisco and Boaz. Over the years we've tried lots of different things to make a barrier between donkey lower legs and stable flies, and crew socks seem to work the best. Bonnie was surrendered to Forever Home for sanctuary because of the fly damage to her legs, so it's not a big surprise. We'll do our best to keep her comfortable.
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