Nesting

Greetings Muleteers!  Roller here, apologies for my little absence, I have been busy with my nose in the foal care handbook making sure I'm ready for what's about to happen…. I've been reading up on how to parent the Human Foal and making sure that I know how to keep it happy, I vote for snuffles :-)

FH is portly and fit to burst, some might say she is looking more like a rotund Shetland by the day (not this shetland I hasten to add)! Only another 3 weeks max and then I will have my little rider to play with, I can't wait!

Although there have been some disadvantages of FH being rotund like less walks and us having to pick our feet up higher there are others that are not so bad ;-)  Soon FH will be on Foal Watch leave from work which will mean we see her here at home even more than usual… and then there's this thing called 'nesting'.  Well all the baby books say that in foal mares nest and like to clean the house and wash the foal clothes and such things….. hmmm well in FH's odd fashion this has not rubbed off on the human quarters but does seem to be taking place here in our mini stable!  Oh yes, the biggest fluffiest bed did arrive fit for some mini kings (and queens!).

It was only fair that me and Catanian got down to some nesting of our own and tested it out wasn't it?  This foal watch thing is exhausting!  I'm off for another nap

It's A Mule's Life!

Oh My Mule Dragon it is such a hard life we lead….. eat, sleep, neighbray, look cute, eat, wobble about a bit, keep an eye on the ranch, eat, oh and sleep a bit more…..  I'm thoroughly worn out and it's only 10 am.  Time for a muley snooze.  

Oh dear here comes MH creeping up on us, can't be bothered to get up MH, you don't appear to have bananas with you!  Me and my Dragon are busy, can't you tell?  As you're here you can do the important job of guarding us while we doze…. it would appear that Roller is far too interested in filling his tummy with grass, hmmm the opportunist me thinks?!

Yes, yes we know we're sooooo sleepy

MH is on guard, time for a full out mule doze, ah… dreaming of grassy fields, a mini adventure and an all you can eat banana buffet!  Bet Dragon is dreaming of work…. weird girl!

Ah this is soooo nice.  Just one thing Dragon, please don't you know errmm let one of your botty burps out will you?  My nose is very close to the danger zone but I'm too comfy to move.

Have a relaxing weekend our Muleteer friends - we sure will, It's a Mule's Life!

Roller's Serene Saturday: Slow

Dearest Muleteers, errm well I was a little late with my philosophical Friday..... in fact it may have to be my Serene Saturday..... sorry to my fans who look for me on a Friday, I know that at least GH will have missed me!

I'm afraid I got a little distracted by the lovely autumn grass and as the sunlight has been fading early and rising late I have been using the time to catch up on my beauty sleep... this handsome exterior needs many hours of snoozing and munching time to keep it in tip top condition.

There's no harm in going slow anyway, I reckon some of the humans I know need to learn this lesson.  Rush, rush, always somewhere to get to - quickly.  I don't think they ever heard the story of the Tortoise and the Hare?  Anyway I been working on my own version....

The Shetland and The Thoroughbred!  OK, OK so maybe I'm no Ussain Bolt but I reckon there must be races for snoozing and stuff?

So after a good long sleep and a lot more eating I had a little look through my memory banks for the perfect quote for my rather slow and lazy Saturday.... I leave you with this one!

Going slow does not prevent arriving.
Nigerian Proverb

In the interests of scientific study I'm off to go and test out the proverb.... night, night all!

Grass Tinted Spectacles

Hey everyone, today I am mostly seeing the world through grass tinted spectacles....mmmmm green! 

I have been having problems with those pesky flies on my eyes, they kept trying to drink my mule tears, nasty things don’t they know my eyes are not their drinking fountain?! 

So FH kept bathing and wiping and fussing (don’t tell anyone but I like it when she fusses with my eyes, I love having my face stroked when no ones looking, must keep up my fierce exterior though) and despaired. 


Then she found this fly mask, made some alterations for my mulificent ears and here I am!  She even picked the one with a green grass tint, excellent.
 

I am a big fan of my fly mask, The Mini is pleased because he reckons I’ve ‘copied’ his fashion trend – whatever!  Even Roller has been having a mask on when the flies are really bad, I honestly thought he had enough hair for the job, seems he needs to grow a bit more hair – heaven forbid.

There is definitely an advantage of this fly mask thingy (in addition to the obvious).  It makes all my world seem green and lovely and gives me shade.... a perfect eye mask for a little snooze.

What better way to spend the day than having a little bite to eat and than a lie down?  Nope, FH I am not getting up.... you can either put that thing down and sit with me or go away... I'm happy in my green haze thanks (she obeyed and stroked this Queen Dreamer).

Stay cool Muleteers and remember your sunglasses!

 

 

 

Tidy Your Room!

Hey Catanian!  Your room is a mess, you really need to tidy up in here.... it's a disgrace...

What'd you mean I'm not supposed to be here?  The door was open and there's a mule shaped space so I thought I pop in and do inspection duty.

It's a good job I did! Would you look at this mess! Your room is a disgrace... there is hay all over the floor, here let me help you tidy that up... don't look so unamused!  What's that you say that I'll get stuck?  No don't be silly I can turn in the tightest spaces, some of us watch our waistline unlike those boys!

And what's this you've got hidden in here?  That looks like my favourite food.... hang on a minute the bag seems to be empty... where have you hidden it naughty kitty?!

Is it in here, gosh it's such a mess!  Don't miaow at me that it was human's fault and they were trying to make space for my straw....and it's not your room anyway, of course it is! The minis have one stable, I have the other and you have the smallest room at the end surely?

Look, evidence!  I found your stinky kitty cat food...

What's that you said?  You don't bother sleeping in here any longer as it's soooo messy, you've found a tidy bedroom?  With THE BOYS?!  What?!  They are not tidy!  I've seen their bedroom in the morning, it looks like they've had a party, food everywhere, mini nuggets sprinkled far and wide and buckets up ended.  I don't know how a lady can live in such a place?

What do you mean you have a deal?  The Minis check when you're in residence (your ladyship)....

Then they guard you and snuggle down with you...

All that in exchange for some mouse deterrent duties and a little friendship.... 

Hmmm I'm sticking with the lady's bedroom next-door.... think you need to tidy those boys up!  

FH come here and tidy this store room up.... it's a disgrace! Otherwise I'm calling Granny Human and she'll make you as only Mum's can ;-)

Sleeping Beauties

Hey Roller I think we're on film!  Look up there in the corner, we're under surveillance, FH isn't satisfied with seeing us in the daytime, she now needs to check up on our cuteness at night too.  MH has kindly installed an infrared camera!

When the lights go out and the humans have retired to their stable us Minis only have two things on our mind.....

Firstly we need to eat, and eat and eat....

But most importantly we need to catch up on our beauty sleep after a busy day eating and playing!

Sometimes we take it in turns, this means that we can stand guard over each other. Roller takes the first nap most nights, he loves to sleep!

Once Roller is done napping (this can take hours) I can get down to some snoozing, I only like to sleep on the rubber mats, Roller isn't fussy but he generally likes the straw bed!

We're really chilled out though and there isn't a great deal to worry about here, our Dragon protector is next door and we know she won't let anything happen to us.  She defends us fiercely.  So that means that we can enjoy a good snooze together, what could be more cosy that cuddling up with your best mate for a snooze?

We start out all tucked up in semi sleep...

Then when all is still and we feel very snoozy we both go for the flat out, ultra relaxed snooze.  FH had to keep watching to check that we were still moving.....  it's ok FH we're just making sure we're fully rested!

Once we've had a little nap it's time to eat for a while, this restaurant is always open, it's a good job because us minis have healthy appetites!

Once we near midnight it's time for the naughty stop out to come home, she creeps silently in from her kitty cat late night adventures, we minis tut and ask her if she had a good night on the tiles, she just yawns and stumbles in to bed....

Us minis like to tell her off for being late to bed but she is soooo cute.  We like sharing our bed with Catanian, she has her corner of the bed that we do not step on or leave mini nuggets in ;-)  We take our guarding duties just as seriously for our kitty cat friend and rotate kitty duty. 

I take the first watch, I prefer to stand guard rather than lie down as I don't like sleeping in the straw, it tickles my tummy! I love my kitty cat friend and she loves me :-) No intruder cat, dog or human will get to my kitty while I'm on guard. 

Next it's Roller's turn for kitty guarding.  Roller guards with his own style.... why stand when you can lie down and snooze.  He promises me he takes his guarding duties very seriously, I think he might fall asleep on the job.... good job I'm awake, think I might be guarding both of them!

That's all for now Muleteers, time for a good snooze ready for my guarding duties later!  

To all our friends, sweet dreams xxx