OK,
so here's the deal - We name all of our Jacks after trees and all of
our Jennies after flowers - yeah, it's quirky - so what? Well after
breeding donkeys for 12 years my knowledge of tree names was getting
a little thin, so I broke down and looked for a list online. - Who knew
there's a tree called "Chinese Wingnut"???
Well,
after seeing that, I called "dibs" on "Wingnut"
for the name of our new arrival.
Carole
told me last night that she was pretty sure that Buttercup was going
to foal by tomorrow, and she nailed it. I was up at the barn just before
sunrise sucking down coffee in preparation for a day of planting and
fence mending, - and when I looked in the paddock, Buttercup had still
not had her foal so I went about my business and started tilling the
garden. After I had my Tomato Trellis's up, I threw an "eye"
down towards the girls paddock - and saw a foal trying to stand for
the first time!!! - I missed the whole darn thing!!! - Oh well - Mom
and son are doing fine and although he's a tiny little thing, he's full
of energy!
