Words from Edgar Rice Burro on Thanks-giving.
“Slow down. No one’s tombstone ever says ‘I wish I would have mucked faster.’” Edgar has lots of opinion when I am mucking the donkey pen. He runs to greet me- which usually results in him blocking the...
View ArticleHard-Headed Women.
Bull-headed, sometimes pig-headed: these are names that you might call an obstinate tomboy of a daughter. It wasn’t meant as a compliment. Did you ever hear those names around your house? I prefer the...
View ArticleEdgar Rice Burro’s Thoughts on Peace.
Disclaimer: I’m going to transcribe for Edgar. Donkeys are very smart, profoundly philosophical and endowed with Victorian sensibilities. Edgar is prone to never use a small word when several large...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Change
Change. Inevitable. Necessary. Not always pretty. “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV
Donkeys, like Edgar Rice Burro, have a different point of view than horses. They manage to be both proud and humble. Donkeys are very intelligent, yet the common belief is that they are stubborn. The...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Eerie
Eary: The farm version. (And just the way we like him.) Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Today Was a Good Day.
Living on the prairie isn’t romantic. You always know the very worst things are just around the corner; there’s always a threat of injury or death for the animals or some impending natural...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind
State of mind: Here’s the last snow photo, it’s leap day, and we’re calling it lucky. The light is coming back warm. We’re paused and cogitating; coiling our strength because this season will bring...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Narrow
He takes a narrow view of rain and a chill wind. He takes a narrow view of sharp voices, quick hands, unreasonable requests. He takes a narrow view of those with narrow views. … Anna Blake at Infinity...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge: Textures
She was a coyote fighter, moving just off the herd, across the high desert prairie. Buying her calves time to get back to their mothers, she stood her ground, mouth gaping open, bellowing loud enough...
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