Barely Oscar

Chick hatching

Sadly just this one chick hatched out of a clutch of 6 eggs. A bit lonely perhaps, but oh so lively!

Just hatched.

Day 2: Hopping about like a champion already!

Day 5: Out and about.

Oh dear, Oscar transfixed already!

Winter cosy

The donkeys have arrived!

And my gosh are they gorgeous!

this photo: Jo Peak

Having donkeys was on the tip of my 'critter wishlist' when we moved here. But all sorts of obstacles had to be overcome before they got here:
> earn extra money to pay for the field shelter (no less, by running a chicken training workshop!)
> attending the mandatory course in donkey care (my first attempt was cancelled due to the donkey farm being snowed in at the end of March)
> getting the field shelter in place (means spending ages researching suppliers, deciding what I needed, carrying all the parts into the road-inaccessible field, having it put together...)
> getting the Donkey Sanctuary to visit twice before my paddock was 'approved'
> then waiting 4 1/2 long months for that phone call from the Sanctuary (that call came last week!)

Yesterday they finally arrived - just 2 weeks short of the one year mark since our move here.
They will be (re)named as soon as I get an inkling for 'their' names - suggestions welcome!

Cat bird

On the big cushion

The cats took over the new dog bed in no time. Poor Mojo never even got a chance.

Introducing: Mojo

Pretty mama

In the bag

Mother and daughter.

Meet the gang: Lily

Lily (tabby & white girl) - very pretty and supremely confident, a real little tiger. She used to be the first to try everything when they were really small, but becoming more girly now. She decides when she wants to be touched, but when she does, she is super affectionate, purring like a helicopter.

Cute Oscar

Three in a box