The Daily Donkey

Esmeralda and Baby Gnat, about 10 hours old, on 8/20/10

Welcome to Farmgirl Fare's newest feature, The Daily Donkey!
What do you end up with when you have a herd of seven donkeys and a longear loving blogger who carries her camera everywhere? A lot of extra donkey photos.

Beginning on February 6, 2011, each day I'll be posting one random, previously unpublished donkey image from the files I've been amassing over the years. It may have been taken last week, or it might be from back in 2006. I'll tell you who it is and when it was taken. No clever captions, no newsy copyright notices, just down and dirty donkey cuteness. Every single day.

In order to keep the homepage from being taken over by jacks and jennets, all The Daily Donkey posts are corralled back in their own section of the archives (which is why they'll be dated 2005). Each day's 'regular' Farmgirl Fare post (dose of cute, farm photo, etc.) will include a link at the bottom to the current Daily Donkey. If there is no regular post that day, or if it's a recipe post, then The Daily Donkey photo will appear on the homepage.

If you want to head straight to the donkeys, just click on The Daily Donkey navigation tab at the top of the page. That will bring you here, and below you'll find links to all the Daily Donkeys.

To scroll through several long pages of The Daily Donkeys at once (20 images per page), click here. Enjoy!

July 2011 update: The Daily Donkey is taking an extended vacation, which you can read more about here. But one of these days the donkeys will return!

The Daily Donkey 140: Treat Time in Snowy Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 139: The Nose Knows
The Daily Donkey 138: Testing the Waters
The Daily Donkey 137: Fluffy Gnat and Gus
The Daily Donkey 136: Smile Two
The Daily Donkey 135: Little Gnat Still Sticks Close to Mom
The Daily Donkey 134: Daphne Makes a Silly Face
The Daily Donkey 133: Baby Fernando Shows Off His Ears
The Daily Donkey 132: Dolores is Always Good for a Smile
The Daily Donkey 131: Heading Out to Say Good Morning to the Donkeys

The Daily Donkey 130: Big (Little) Daddy Donkey Doodle Dandy
The Daily Donkey 129: You Can Lean on Me, Little Brother
The Daily Donkey 128: Baby Gnat Nibbles on a Stick
The Daily Donkey 127: Givin' Some Lovin'
The Daily Donkey 126: Hey, Who Put this Creek Here?
The Daily Donkey 125: Gnat and Esmeralda Run Right Past the Donkey Ball
The Daily Donkey 124: Happy for Hay
The Daily Donkey 123: Dan Plays with Young Dinky
The Daily Donkey 122: Exhausted Esmeralda
The Daily Donkey 121: Treats and a Tank Top in November Donkeyland


The Daily Donkey 120: Daphne Takes a Cool Drink from the Spring
The Daily Donkey 119: Dan Steps into the Snow
The Daily Donkey 118: Swish, Munch, Swish, Munch, Swish, Munch
The Daily Donkey 117: Bear and Dan Hanging Out in the Snow
The Daily Donkey 116: Just How Big is a Donkey Ear?
The Daily Donkey 115: Daphne Checks on Baby Fernando
The Daily Donkey 114: Low Down Treats
The Daily Donkey 113: Daphne's Favorite Hangover Remedy
The Daily Donkey 112: Startled by a Bear in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 111: Dinky in the Front Field, in Front of the Sheep

The Daily Donkey 110: Before the Treat Trough, there Was a Treat Tray
The Daily Donkey 109: Esmeralda and Newborn Gnat, the Tail End
The Daily Donkey 108: Daisy in Donkeyland (she only looks miserable)
The Daily Donkey 107: You Can't Help but Smile at Dolores
The Daily Donkey 106: Blending in in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 105: Hay Gnat
The Daily Donkey 104: Stock Dog Inspection
The Daily Donkey 103: Bear and Daisy Escort Dan from the Front Field
The Daily Donkey 102: Dolores and Dinky Rush the Camera
The Daily Donkey 101: Keeping Donkeyland Safe with Marta Guard

The Daily Donkey 100: A Smiling Group Shot (of almost the whole group)
The Daily Donkey 99: Dan and a Whole Lot of Lambs
The Daily Donkey 98: Mama's Boy
The Daily Donkey 97: Sheep Invade Donkeyland!
The Daily Donkey 96: Back on the Trail of Treats
The Daily Donkey 95: Young Esmeralda Sitting Pretty
The Daily Donkey 94: Treat Time Bliss in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 93: Sometimes You Just Gotta Roll with It
The Daily Donkey 92: Esmeralda, Baby Gnat, and Grandma Dolores
The Daily Donkey 91: Gus Gets Special Treatment

The Daily Donkey 90: Cary Goes After the Donkey Treat Bucket
The Daily Donkey 89: Cute Butts
The Daily Donkey 88: Beagle in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 87: Gnat and Esmeralda Flee the Empty Treat Barrow
The Daily Donkey 86: Making Faces
The Daily Donkey 85: Dan Sounds the New Baby Bray During Lambing Season
The Daily Donkey 84: Donkey Doodle Dandy is King of the Front Field
The Daily Donkey 83: Late Bringing the Treats to Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 82: That Beagle Bert is Quick!
The Daily Donkey 81: Gus Goes for the Glove

The Daily Donkey 80: Dinky Takes a Break
The Daily Donkey 79: Dan Considers the Creek
The Daily Donkey 78: Marta Beast Guards Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 77: Gnat Gnaws on the Mineral Feeder
The Daily Donkey 76: Kick Ass Action Shot
The Daily Donkey 75: Newborn Evie
The Daily Donkey 74: Gus Rushes the Camera
The Daily Donkey 73: The Donkettes Standing at Attention
The Daily Donkey 72: Double Attack on the Treat Bucket
The Daily Donkey 71: Love at the Treat Trough

The Daily Donkey 70: Even the Treat Bucket Tastes Good
The Daily Donkey 69: Anonymous Dan—Hiding or Eating?
The Daily Donkey 68: Blue Skies and Stair Stepped Backs in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 67: Dan in Green Land
The Daily Donkey 66: A Little Snow Kiss?
The Daily Donkey 65: That Little Gnat
The Daily Donkey 64: Young Evie Models Her Spiffy New Halter
The Daily Donkey 63: Two Anonymous Treat Seekers
The Daily Donkey 62: Gus Playing with Daphne Instead of the Donkey Ball
The Daily Donkey 61: Snow Dan Loves His New Hanging Treat Bucket

The Daily Donkey 60: Daphne Stealing My Glove
The Daily Donkey 59: Gus and Gnat Kick Up their Heels in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 58: A Grey Day with Rain-Curled Fur
The Daily Donkey 57: Esmeralda and Gnat at the Treat Barrow
The Daily Donkey 56: Daphne and Dolores in Winter Wonderland Creek
The Daily Donkey 55: Daphne Helping Newborn Evie Stand Up
The Daily Donkey 54: Dan in Lamb Land
The Daily Donkey 53: Nursing Gnat
The Daily Donkey 52: Need a Smile? Go See Dolores
The Daily Donkey 51: Daphne, Gus, Dolores & Evie Charge the Treat Trough

The Daily Donkey 50: The Chickens Hatch a Plan While Dan Snoozes Nearby
The Daily Donkey 49: Chillin' in the Sun
The Daily Donkey 48: Daphne and 11 Day Old Gus
The Daily Donkey 47: Colorful Backsides
The Daily Donkey 46: Donkeys Have Pink Tongues, Too!
The Daily Donkey 45: Dan Connecting with His Lunch
The Daily Donkey 44: Dinky, Dolores, and Daphne Hamming it Up
The Daily Donkey 43: Dolores and Daphne, First Day on the Farm
The Daily Donkey 42: Esmeralda and Baby Gnat, about 10 Hours Old
The Daily Donkey 41: Daphne Standing in the Corner (by choice)

The Daily Donkey 40: Treat Time in Ireland? Nope—Donkeyland!
The Daily Donkey 39: Dan Stealing Cary's Treats
The Daily Donkey 38: Hay Daphne
The Daily Donkey 37: Daphne and Two Week Old Evie
The Daily Donkey 36: Dan Scratches an Itch (and why that rope is there)
The Daily Donkey 35: Double Trouble
The Daily Donkey 34: Daphne and Dinky
The Daily Donkey 33: Time to Treat!
The Daily Donkey 32: Dolores and Anonymous Ears
The Daily Donkey 31: Chicken and Dan

The Daily Donkey 30: Esmeralda Looking for Treats
The Daily Donkey 29: Swish!
The Daily Donkey 28: Dolores, Dinky, Daphne, and Dan in the Hayfield
The Daily Donkey 27: Joe and Snow in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 26: Dinky, Daphne, and Dolores Attacking the Snack Cart
The Daily Donkey 25: Hungry Daphne in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 24: Treat Time Before We Brought Them a Treat Trough
The Daily Donkey 23: Monday!
The Daily Donkey 22: Dinner in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 21: Newborn Evie

The Daily Donkey 20: Donkey Doodle Dandy Looking for Treats
The Daily Donkey 19: Evie and Esmeralda Scratch an Itch
The Daily Donkey 18: Daphne, Gus, Gnat, and Esmeralda at Treat Time
The Daily Donkey 17: Donkeys on the Mole Patrol, too?
The Daily Donkey 16: Treat Time in (a very green!) Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 15: Gus Loves His Sparkly Pink Donkey Brush
The Daily Donkey 14: Dan and Daphne (she only looks dead)
The Daily Donkey 13: Daphne, Esmeralda, and Evie Counting Chickens
The Daily Donkey 12: Dolores Looking for Treats
The Daily Donkey 11: Ready and Waiting for Treats

The Daily Donkey 10: Little Gnat in Donkeyland
The Daily Donkey 9: Just a Little Kiss?
The Daily Donkey 8: Garlic scape treats, anyone?
The Daily Donkey 7: Dan on the Wrong Side of the Creek
The Daily Donkey 6: Dolores and Newborn Dinky
The Daily Donkey 5: Bear Crossing
The Daily Donkey 4: Daphne
The Daily Donkey 3: Donkey Doodle Dandy Scratches an Itch
The Daily Donkey 2: Gus and Bert
The Daily Donkey 1: Dolores, Daphne, Fernando, Evie and Esmeralda