#donkeyoftheday 145:

Rubí inspects Matilde's dapples which finally appear after a lot of grooming work: curry-combing away her thick brownish winter coat which is like a scruffy door mat that needs quite a few sessions to brush away.

#Asstodon #Sunbray

#donkeyoftheday 141:

Morris donkey demonstrates his technique for throwing the food out of the feed box onto the ground, where it can be half-eaten, then trampled, urinated upon, and completely wasted. What a clever little chap! Not.

It is time for the Peasant to give Morris another lecture on food etiquette. 🙄

#Asstodon #Sunbray

#donkeyoftheday 134:

23rd April is not just Shakespeare's birthday but his contemporary Miguel de Cervantes is celebrated on this day in Spain.

The great donkey scene in "Don Quixote" is when the knight's squire Sancho apologises to Dapple, his faithful ass, having lost and recovered her.

(Painting in the Prado Madrid, by José Moreno Carbonero, 1894.)

#Asstodon #Sunbray #diadellibro #diadellibro2023 #Cervantes

Here on #Asstodon this #Sunbray we take a look at environmental enrichment.

Here are my donkeys considering their toys. These provide a stimulating environment for a donkey. Although not as stimulating as being chased by lions across the African plains, donkeys can have hours of fun throwing wellington boots around a field.

The Donkey Sanctuary play booklet provides plenty of ideas: start with the "One Thing" approach (pages 8-9). What's the one thing you can change?

https://view.pagetiger.com/EnvironmentalEnrichmentforDonkeys/EnvironmentEnrichmentfordonkeys

#donkeyoftheday 127:

#Sunbray best.

#Asstodon

Donkeys are demanding supper. How do they know the clocks have gone forward?

Drat! I thought there was time for another beer...

(Note how Aitana in the middle uses donkey ear-semaphore to indicate both hope and despair. Schrödinger's donk?)

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#Asstodon #Sunbray

#donkeyoftheday 106:

The donkey motif was a recurring image in Donald McGill's seaside postcards. In this example we see some primitive wordplay at work (see the ALT-text description and comments).

For non-native speakers of English, a 'blow on the front' at the seaside means a walk in the sea breeze. A blow can also mean being knocked or in this case kicked.

#Asstodon #Sunbray #DonaldMcGill

#Sunbray newspaper.

Matilde likes to catch up with the news over breakfast. She is very relieved not to hold shares in Credit Suisse. 📉

#Asstodon

@anja_in_wonderland

I can see something vaguely #equine in the distance... Are you sure you're not trying to sell us more horses labeled as 'donkeys' on this #Sunbray morning? 🤭 #Asstodon

@gparenti

Now see if you can successfully answer the wildebeeste or donkey Sunday quiz. 🤣 #Sunbray

#donkeyoftheday 99:

Q: How do you tell the difference between a donkey standing under a tree and a wildebeeste standing under a tree?

A: If it's a pine tree it is unlikely to be a wildebeeste.

#Sunbray on #Asstodon #WildebeesteofMastodon

#Sunbray evening walk

So this is typical. You take the trouble to walk your donkey up the hill, so she has a nice interesting change of view. But all she wants to do is eat the dusty grass at the side of the road. We have better food at home, donk. Look at the nice view please! 🙄

#Asstodon

Suddenly it's 30C in mid-March. This is weird...

Matilde out walking on #Sunbray afternoon, Costa Blanca mountains.

#Asstodon

#donkeyoftheday 94:

Don't try this at home.

#Asstodon #Sunbray

#donkeyoftheday 87:

Morose Morris.

As the winter withdraws, it's time for weight checks on the donkeys and a separate breakfast routine for the naughty donk who dominates the morning feed. Wait till he finds out I'm introducing a regular morning run next week! It will get me fitter as well as Morris. 😬

#Asstodon #Sunbray

#donkeyoftheday 72:

Pack donkey detail from a corner of the 1852 Levasseur map of the Départment des Basses Pyrénées.

Donkeys can often be seen in marginal illustrations of old prints as a symbol/signifier of road travel, commerce or pilgrimage.

See full map below. ⬇️ (1/2)

#Asstodon #Sunbray

#Sunbray afternoon.

My Morris fool. A great little donkey with a heart of gold.

He's having his afternoon sleep in the straw that he vigorously threw out of the manger during the morning. He'll probably stand up soon and wee in the straw, to make sure it is properly trashed and nobody else can eat it.

Male of the species, eh? Bless.

#equusasinus #Asstodon

@equusasinus

#sunbray #asscademic #asstodon

Naughty Ruby!

#Sunbray service.

No sophisticated #asscademic content from me today! Here on #Asstodon we cater for all tastes. But mainly oranges at the moment.

We get them in this season from the farmer who takes the donkey manure away. Windfall oranges are the donkeys' twice-a-day treat.

Here we see Matilde braying to remind her Peasant to deliver the mid-morning oranges.

https://youtu.be/kajtUIeVnC0

@equusasinus is taking a #Sunbray break from #Asstodon to spend more time with his donks.

Yesterday's thread can be seen here: the poem by the Basque poet Francis Jammes (1868-1938) "A Prayer to go to Heaven with the Donkeys."

https://mastodon.world/@equusasinus/109807466781794668