Roller's Philosophical Friday: Elves and Agility

Greetings my Muleteer friends!  I did not blow away in the storm!  I faced the storm head on (from the comfort of my stable :-) and had a lovely sleep while the wind howled, it was a little like a Roller lullaby!

My muleteer companions have been making comments about my ears (or lack of) this week... I think this is because mine did not blow around in the wind like theirs, now that my winter coat is almost fully through it is just that it's more difficult to see them.  In reality I think my ears are like those of elves, they are perfectly pointed at the top with the rest being hidden.... they might be magic ears :-)  Another thing that elves are also famed for is their agility to leap around and be stealthy.... I thought I'd give it a try and test out my agility with some stretches.  I look proficient hey?  But in the end I got a bit tired and had to have a little snack and sleep so may need to save my elfish impersonation until next week when I'm feeling better rested and more satisfied.

Until then I shall keep focusing on the quote which I think describes me rather well.... or at least who I'd like to be!

Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top (not to mention handsome ;-)
Orlando Bloom

It's All in the Ears!

Greetings Muleteers!  Yesterday I was called a pony, well really! Are there not a pair of real giveaways.... It really is all in the ears! 

FH and Dragon have been out together and I have to say I was a little jealous....

But FH made it all better by giving me a good old ear rub. 

My mulificent ears are not only good for hearing the tiniest of noises (I can hear FH in the house when she gets up and if she's not quick enough to appear I will brayneigh to show her my discontent).  In the wild my cousins can hear their pals over many kilometers in the desert. 

My ears are also designed as heat exchangers.  My donkey cousins use their amazing ears to cool down in the desert.  I have inherited this and my ears are also good for cooling me down when it gets hot (hmmm no sign of that though).

Me and Dragon also use our ears to communicate with each other.... we lay them back on our heads and make grumpy faces at each other, this is like a lover's argument really as it never comes to anything but it does mean that we know what the other is thinking without actually having to be mean to each other.  This does leave us with a little problem though muleteers...... 

Where are Roller's Ears?

What on earth do we do about Roller's ears?  His are a little, errm well, on the short side?  It is not very easy for us to tell what Roller's thinking as we often can't see his ears under all the fluff.  Roller is pretty easy going and *we think* he rarely gets grumpy (guess we wouldn't know?) but Dragon and I think we might investigate some ear extensions for him!

Finally but most importantly my ears are so sensitive to touch and FH knows just where to scratch to send this mini mule a bit squiffy.  If FH rubs my ears in just the right place I am unable to think coherently and my eyes start to twitch.  It is heaven!  I also like to have my forehead scratched too, we mules don't have forelocks like horses so this bit can get bitten by the flies and it makes me itchy... FH knows just the place to scratch.

 

So next time you see mulificent donkey or mule ears remember they have a purpose - hearing, cooling, communicating but most of all they are just perfect for a good old scratch!

Ears to you all!  Have a lovely day :-)