Can't Help Falling In Love

Meet Blossom.  I spent the weekend at her home, which is full of lots of critters to love. But Blossom caught not just my eye, but my heart.  How can you not fall in love with the irrepressible baby Blossom?  Look at that face.  Go on.  Look at  it again and again.  She's not just cute.  She's just full of LOVE ME! I walked into the barn and she literally wrapped herself around me, snuggling in all her shaggy sweetness.  Blossom is a 3 month old donkey, a love bug bred for guardian duties but all she wants is for people to adore her, pet her, scratch her and heap kisses on her. And maybe once in a while offer a butt as target for those tiny little hooves.  Mary Lou, Blossom's breeder, was just such a target at one point, and she yelled at Blossom and whacked her on the chest, as Blossom's mother would do to correct unacceptable behavior.  Blossom looked at Mary Lou in abject distress.  What??  What did I do to deserve that??  And then she turned her back on us to seek the comfort of her mother's teat.  Mom promptly shrugged her off.  A real put your big girl panties on and deal with it moment.  Of course, the instant I put my hands in that shaggy coat, I had to ask is it spinnable?  But on a farm with lots of wonderful shetland fleece and angora bunnies and such, baby donkey hair is left to nature.  Blossom will shed out and have short hair like her mother, Lily.  Lily is also quite people attentive, likes her pettin' and lovin on time.  Make no mistake, donkey's are critters with their own needs and wants and when interacting with them, we humans must mix affection with caution.  As with horses, donkeys have hooves and teeth and they know how to use them.  But in general, they are quite social and appealing characters.   Makes me want to run out and get a flock of sheep so I need a guardian.

Comments

[Robbyn]

The appeal of animals is tremendous, isn't it? And Blossom is nothing if not appealing :)

What a sweetie :)

[Anne]

OMG - She IS adorable. And you didn't bring her home with you?

[Maureen in Rockport]

Chris, is it too late to put a donkey on your list for Santa? Which brings up the inevitable question: have you been naughty or nice this year?

[Laurie]

She is so cute! I think the alpacas would need a guard animal. What alpacas you ask? The ones in your future, of course.

[Leslie]

From the way you were talking, I was sure that there was a donkey in your back yard even as you wrote!

[michelle]

She is too cute! I would have wanted to bring her home also. Yeah, that might be a hard one in this small apartment :) Happy Holidays!!

[Dave Daniels]

Blossom is adorable. I'm surprised you didn't get her home in the back seat of your car. "Blossom, The Bunny Wrangler!" And I've heard of people using llamas and alpacas as sheep wranglers, too.

[Kim]

Oh my........she is SO sweet!!!