Matilde and her daughter Aitana go for a walk up the valley wearing their Easter bonnets.  @equusasinus@mastodon.world #Asstodon #EasterBonnets We began the #Asstodon hashtag in November 2022 and we have a small but dedicated group of donkey-keepers now regularly contributing donkey pictures. I have previously posted pics of Matilde and Rubí, then later Aitana in … More Easter Sunday donkey bonnets

I have been researching the curious tale of the *chutes des ânes* during the Belle Epoque in the early years of the twentieth century, in Le Plessis-Robinson, a Paris suburb. It is a remarkable story and this is a very appropriate day of the calendar to celebrate it. As a donkey keeper and retired Geography … More The Accidental Donkeys of Le Plessis-Robinson

Chalet below the spectacular Castellets ridge, rent free in exchange for donkey sitting Please read carefully: this is NOT a commercial advertisement but a genuine free offer of accommodation in a beautiful setting with access to mountain walks and beaches in exchange for twice a day animal care for the period of your stay. El … More Free holiday accommodation in Spain

Introduction to the liturgical context I have written about the Feast of the Ass before on equusasinus.net – including a link to the medieval hymn for the feast “Orientis Partibus” (see https://equusasinus.net/2018/01/14/feast-of-the-ass/ from 2018.) Today I am simply using this blog page to replicate the social media thread I am posting on Mastodon, so the … More Feast of the Ass, 14 January

Donkeys in Santa hats is a Christmas tradition here (since 2011 on the old brotherlapin site) and I wish all the readers of this blog a happy Christmas. For those of you who followed the blog last year during the very difficult times with Aitana, you will be happy to know she is very well … More Happy Christmas