Channeling His Inner Eyore

Marvin had an itch.  Having neither hands nor a back scratcher, he couldn't reach his itch.  Being a very smart donkey, Marvin found his own solution - the pasture gate.  It was hard not to laugh as he rubbed his round donkey butt back and forth on the gate.  Itch relieved, Marvin just stayed where he was, butt against the gate, until one of Lois's grandsons went over to pet him and noticed that Marvin's tail was stuck in the fence.  Marvin has a pretty big butt and he must have been rubbing it hard enough to push the chain link back a couple of inches from the cross-rail.  Well, when he stopped rubbing, his tail was stuck between the fencing and the rail.  I pulled the chain link away a couple of inches but Marvin was apparently in no mood to move.  If I used a hand to push him forward, I lost hold of the chain link.  In the end, it took two of us to extricate Marvin from the gate - me to hold the fence, Charla to push Marvin.  Once freed, this wonderful and very amusing creature simply looked at us as if we had made a big deal of nothing and slowly walked away.  Maybe he was dreaming of Winnie the Pooh last night.

The Nose Knows

 

Meet Marvin - and the cutest nose on the planet!

Meet Marvin

I needed a break.  Between editing a dissertation, writing dog columns and trying to work my way through the complexities of another grant proposal, I needed a break!  While the dogs are still my heart's joy, Marvin has definitely taken his place with Mr. Perfect, Evil Spawn et al as my "go-to" at times when I simply want to be happy, rejoice in the purely joyous nature only our four footed friends possess.

Marvin is a beautiful donkey in his forties whose view of the world seems to be that all is well as long as his order is maintained.  He is bright, kind, obedient, (usually), good with kids and dogs and one of the funniest furry people I know.  Marvin is also a rescue and belongs to my friend who took him in many years ago.  How anyone could have harmed this magnificent animal is beyond my abillity to comprehend.  Typical of rescues, Marvin holds no ill will toward the species that treated him badly.  Another walking miracle.

So, this is a simple introduction to Marvin, the donkey who loves his daily carrots, enjoys any and all veggies, makes a hellacious mess when he eats a watermelon, likes to be brushed and trims his own hooves.  He's friends with cows and sheep and, as lord of the manor, surveys his estate daily.  Simply, Marvin is a gift and I appreciate him more than he knows.