A New Neighbor

One of the wonderful benefits of living in the country is sights like this. Meet our new neighbor - a baby donkey who is about a month old. He is so adorable. As you can tell, he is enjoying the shade and being with his Mama. Whenever I drive to the grocery store in Loomis, I pass the field where these donkeys reside, so it's a treat to see them. Sometimes they are off grazing and out of sight, but frequently they are right at the fence by the road, as they are in this great picture, taken by Dear Husband.

Donkeys certainly don't get any cuter than this guy. What is really adorable about him is that his head and ears are very large in proportion to the rest of his body. He has some growing to do to "even" things out, but this makes him even more precious. He also has black spots, just like Mom.

I can't help but get a big smile on my face when I see him. Ah, country living at its finest! We are taking great pleasure in watching him grow. When one of us sees him, we almost always call the other person and say, "Hey, guess who I just saw? The baby donkey!"

Onward in animal land. Hee-haw!