Donkeys in the Cow Pasture

Donkeys in the Cow Pasture!

I know it is the strangest title for a blog. When we moved from San Diego, CA to East Texas, we noticed things were definitely different here. City to the country, you can't get much different. From a city of 3 million people to a city of 11,000.  I think the sign says 11,236 to be exact!

It doesn't take living here that long to notice there are cows! They attacked all our senses: sight, smell, hearing and touch - yes my daughters actually went out in field behind our house and petted them. Ah and can't forget the sense of taste, we bought a half a cow from a local woman.

It wasn't long before I began noticing that they have donkeys in the cow pasture. The first time I saw it, I didn't think much about it. Hey, people can have pet donkeys, I suppose. However, those donkeys kept popping up over and over in different fields. Quite perplexing to this city girl (who really is a country girl at heart). I found out that donkeys will protect the herd. They will kick at any animal that would come to harm the cows. So totally different, yet it has a purpose that is so important to a farmer that has cows!

Leah has autism. She sees the world so different from us. She doesn't have the same purpose as us cows plodding along. So much we can learn from a donkey every now and then. If we take the time to listen, they have some lessons that will stretch us, teach us and endear us.

This is dedicated to my donkey in our cow pasture! ( with one bull that is happy it finally has a mini bull running around!)