Emergency Donkey Day

I had a phone call at lunchtime today - can I take the afternoon shift to look after the donkeys?

I'm one of the most unlikely people to say "No".

So I was there at 4.

Fed and watered the donkeys.  Cleaned the field.  And did all the things that needed doing.  On my own for the first time.

It's manual labour and not that easy but it is incredibly therapeutic.  

90 minutes of that and then off to an early dinner with G.  That first cold beer was glorious and dinner was delicious.

Here we have Janosch wearing his fly protection mask.  Or as I now think of him - Janosch Sockenohren (Sock-Ears).

I really like the donkeys.  They do good.