Last Spring, I took care of my nearby farm friend's donkeys while she was away, including a little 2 month old lady named Lucia. She is daughter to Gabriella and Angelo, the same mother and father of our Pino Blangiforti. To be honest, I probably immediately started devising a Lucy Ricardo scheme on how I could sneak her home someday. Well, my friend is reducing her herd [and I will be posting some pictures of the jennies she has for sale later this month], and there was no question, I must have Lucia to finish off my little herd. There was no immediate reason to get a third donkey, but no hard driving reason not to get a third donkey. Like I said, I did my best Lucy Ricardo scheming and pretty much had Martyn on the same page within a day. He's a smart man, he knows how to keep a happy household - let the lady of the house be in charge of livestock and animal purchases and sales.
So today, little Lucia took her first journey outside of her birth farm. My friend and I, accompanied by her ever lovely Fiona the Bull Mastiff, walked the 2.5 miles from her farm to ours. Everything was new to her, the sound of the water in the streams and culverts, cars on the gravel, new sounds everywhere, and smells.
She did so well, and as we neared our farm,, she met Rudy, the gelding that lives across the road from us. Rudy lives alone, is never ridden, and he took such a shine to Lucia. I will have to walk her down there often. She let out a little bray for him!
So, please be patient with me and the onslaught of Lucia pictures and art that will most likely come from this purchase. She is very symbolic of many things for me right now, something I will try to put into words later.
9 comments:
What a beautiful little lady!
Her homecoming journey reminds me of a story I read somewhere... ;-}
she is adorable! it is amazing she has come to live with you, after the story you wrote last spring about wanting to steal her like the red diamond dog collar and the gum...
she looks really small in the photo- is she still young or is she really that tiny?
it is great that Pino is reunited with his sister! Yippee! or should I say, Brayyyyy!
oh gosh she is SO darling!
i can't wait to see more of her!!
yay for Lucia! I can't wait for more pics. :)
penelope
You could post 50 Lucia pictures a day and you would hear no complaints from this end. I loved this tale: "How Lucia Came Home" -- it's like a perfectly complete story in itself.
oh my a baby donkey, how wonderful! I´m sure my friend Pino will take care for her as well. She´s such a beautiful girl!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! DONKEY! LUCIA! NOTHING CUTER IN THIS WORLD! That's it, I'm coming over.
dang, i still can't get over the fact that you have lucia. please hug that donkey's neck for me.
I love her! xo
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