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Baby Donkey

written by Laurie June 12, 2011

My niece takes riding lessons on some weekends at a barn nearby, and one of the donkeys there just had a baby. We visited today and snapped a few pictures. She’s really cute and very friendly, wanting constant attention. Her name is Stevie Nicks (her Dad is Steve and her Mom is Sage). They have a shepherd dog that was the first to notice the new baby donkey and he stood guard over her until humans arrived.

It was a beautiful sunny day today that really hit the spot. I’m testing the summer scent, and now that I increased the floral notes it has gone a tad sweeter. I decreased both vanilla absolute and benzoin, which helped, but I may need to do something further. It’s getting so close though. I’m also working on the other summer scent and that’s close to having the next tester as well.

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rosarita June 13, 2011 - 11:09 am

So cute! Thanks for sharing your day.

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Laurie E June 13, 2011 - 2:22 pm

Sure! Hoped those pics would be fun to see. It was a challenge to take pictures because she runs over to anyone who comes in!

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Rappleyea June 14, 2011 - 8:57 pm

That is the cutest thing ever! Come East my dear in the Spring and I can show you lots of cute little critters like the one in my gravatar! 😉

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Laurie E June 14, 2011 - 10:08 pm

Pretty gravatar! I bet you do see lots of cute foals in spring! 🙂

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AnnYM June 15, 2011 - 1:25 am

Oh so adorable! I drive by a little corral on the way to my son’s preschool each morning. There’s a horse, a mule, and 2 donkeys and we always slow down for a look to see if they were out. Babies are even cuter!

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Laurie E June 15, 2011 - 9:38 pm

Bet your son enjoys that. Those are the little memories that make things special. 🙂

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