Six Little Donkeys on Our Tiny Farm

 

It has been a while since I posted on our blog, so thought I would spend some time on this sunny,  Friday afternoon in February to catch up. As I mentioned last October, we had two new little donkeys join our herd. These are two beautiful true miniature donkeys. They are about three years old and just as sweet as can be. One is white with black spots. Her name is Pickles; she's the one on the far left in the photo above. The other one is a brown-grey and her name is Waffles; she is the second from the left in the photo above. They are now very much a part of the herd, and in fact, Waffles is the alpha jenny. In other words, she's the boss!

Interest in our donkeys continues to grow. We receive more inquires, questions, and comments about them every month. Today we had a journalist from Asheville come out to do a story on the donkeys. It was heartwarming to see the joy on her face when those six little donkeys gathered around her for pets and treats. We should probably give some serious thought to adding an agritourism element to Our Tiny Farm!

We did get a good snowfall last month, with 14 inches measured on the farm. It was very cold and blustery, so five of the donkeys wore their colorful winter coats (i.e., blankets) for a few days. We were a little concerned about Pickles and Waffles because they had just moved here from California and had never experienced real cold weather before. There was no need to worry, they did just fine.

But the snow was new to the new donkeys. The photo above was taken right after Waffles was let out of the barn and when bounding out into the snow for the first time. The look of surprise on her face was precious!

It was a very pretty snow that stayed around much longer than usual for our area in the southern mountains of western North Carolina.

We have had remarkable sunrises and sunsets for months. I don't know why they are so vibrant right now, but I am enjoying it. The sunrise above was on Christmas eve morning.

In addition to our little herd of donkeys, we have a trio of lively and entertaining cats who bring us joy and laughter every day. This box is now a permanent fixture on the table for "the queen".

And now I am going to sign off and give some serious thought to "mini-donkey agritourism"!