Boys Are Sooo Dumb

"Sigh."

"Do you see them back there?  See what I have to put up with now?"

"Round and round and up and down they go."

"It's just an empty feed dish they're trying to destroy."

"Boys."

"What is the point?"

Cat Puddle

On The Move

Gateway Drug

Now that Ben and Ramsey have broken the play barrier, it did not take them long to destroy the World's Greatest Toy.

I had to step in and cancel playtime because Ramsey ate one end of it.  I tried to get it away from him, but by the time I got there, he'd already chewed it into mush and swallowed most of it.  Hopefully, the little bits will just pass on by unnoticed.  I took the toy away for fear of toy poisoning. 

Fortunately, the toy proved to be a gateway drug and the boys just moved on to other "toys", such as rubber feed pans. 

Di, thanks again for the toy.  I'm sorry it got demolished already, but it is great to see the boys playing together! 

This Will Make You Happy!

For all my readers who have been with me from the start; through Ramsey's birth, his surgery and two week stay at Cornell.  Through all the looong months of rehab after.  Through two bouts of Lyme disease.  Through Ben's canker, Cushing's and his fight with tick borne disease and the laminitis it caused.  Through all of Ramsey's jealous sulks over having his world invaded by a new donkey....

I hope this little video makes you as happy as it makes me.  Thanks for sticking with us through all the tough times so we can enjoy the moment of pure fun.

The Great Eight

The Painted Pony

I went down and had a nice visit with Tessa this afternoon and gave her and Hawkeye a pedicure.  No, I have not forgotten about her!

She is doing quite well.  We are all a bit disappointed (but I am not surprised) that she has NOT lost any weight.  There are those of us who are just doomed to pudge even when we stick to celery and carrots.

Tess is still rather obsessively in love with Hawkeye.  I have found that the donkeys spend more time outside, wandering around since Tessa left and I realized that it is because she used to bring them in the barn and then stand guard outside the barn.  She now does the same thing for Hawkeye.  She likes get him in a "safe" spot and watch over him. 

I'm not sure that Hawkeye actually needs a whole lot of protecting, but there is no convincing Tessa of that.  God help the boogey man who messes with Tessa's herd. 

It would be interesting to see how Tessa's attitude would change if she had a baby who actually needed all of her mothering.  If she had better conformation, I would be tempted to breed her to a nice jack and get myself a sweet mule baby. 

Instead, Tessa will have remain content mothering and guarding all of her friends - whether they want it or not.