I never in a million years thought I would live on a farm. I guess that is why we can't stop feeding, watching, and generally just obsessing about the cows, the donkey and pony.
Dave rotates the animals every 2-3 weeks so we never know who is going to be under our window the next day. Mostly it is Dunkin the donkey and Dudlee the pony. We buy groceries now for ourselves, Dunkin and Dudlee. They have taken to "wandering" near the electric fence while we are having supper. They learned pretty quickly that they get carrots and apples that way. Dunkin starts braying as soon as he sees the food. (Emma calls it honking, i.e., "why is Dunkin honking at us"?) Dudlee just trots over. I have to mention here that Dudlee is the world's ugliest pony. I say that with affection. Dave cut his hair so it looks like a mullet. He has a disease called sweet itch that makes his skin all scabby and bald in spots. He also has these weird growths on his knees. All in all, not an attractive sight, poor thing!!!
Dave rotates the animals every 2-3 weeks so we never know who is going to be under our window the next day. Mostly it is Dunkin the donkey and Dudlee the pony. We buy groceries now for ourselves, Dunkin and Dudlee. They have taken to "wandering" near the electric fence while we are having supper. They learned pretty quickly that they get carrots and apples that way. Dunkin starts braying as soon as he sees the food. (Emma calls it honking, i.e., "why is Dunkin honking at us"?) Dudlee just trots over. I have to mention here that Dudlee is the world's ugliest pony. I say that with affection. Dave cut his hair so it looks like a mullet. He has a disease called sweet itch that makes his skin all scabby and bald in spots. He also has these weird growths on his knees. All in all, not an attractive sight, poor thing!!!
When the cows are in our field, we watch them and moo at them. Dave and Mary must think we are insane!!! There are 7 cows; 3 brown and 4 black. The alpha cow is Beryl and she bosses the other cows around. Last night, one of the black cows broke the fence around our house and was munching contentedly under our living room window. Bad Cow!!!
The last animal is Toby the dog. Toby thinks he owns us and our house as Dave used to live in this house. Toby is an outside farm dog and is not allowed in Dave's house. So of course he comes in our house and gets spoiled. He was never given a bath before I got here. He cried and fussed too much. Well, he has now had 4 baths and smells like Pantene! Toby's favorite past time is barking at Dunkin and Dudlee. One of these days, he is going to get punted!!!!
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Too bad the other one isn't named Donut...then you'd have your very own Dunkin Donut right there in Ireland...okay maybe not that funny...but I'm very pregnant, very tired, and very ornery...it doesn't take much to bring me to stitches (or tears) right now! :0)
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