Dorset lifestyle
Leading the rest of the flock from the Square through Laneside and Willow into the Small Paddock for the night. Cut branches from the hedge for them to eat tomorrow. The paddocks are still very wet so the donkeys didn’t go out. A cloudy day with more heavy rain later and strong, gusty winds
They have been looking at each other through the fence and today ended up in the same paddock with Ivy and Elton. After a bit of chasing around they decided to become friends for a few minutes! Walter returned to the rest of the flock after an hour and Jago settled down a few yards from Ivy to chew the cud. Did try Pixie in with Jago but the noise of her bleating was just too much so she went back in with the rest. Put up an electric fence to give the donkeys more grass, in a week or two they should be able to graze the hedgerow. A cool day with strong winds and heavy showers.
Runner up in the ‘Ouessant with a view’ photo competition organised by The Ouessant Society of Great Britain, handsome Walter loves the wood pile, literally eats out of your hand and, as all models, likes being the centre of attention and to have a good scratch, he’s a star! I’m always surprised by how sheep look at you; they really look, and hold eye contact for a long time, longer than any other animal I’ve seen – apart from the cheetah in Kenya who was eating a lump of meat provided and spotted a sleepy lazy tourist swing his legs over a wall. That was a scary moment, fortunately, the cheetah went back to eating the lump of meat.
