Two Mule Years Of.....

I could hardly believe my superior ears when FH told me that I had been part of the Muleteer gang for a whole two years this weekend!  Wow time flies....  Two whole years of fun, frolics and teaching those humans a thing or two!  I can tell you when I arrived here two years ago I wondered what I'd gotten myself in to.  I had been living with big horses on a busy yard and had begun to teach my previous human some of my favourite things like work!  Alas the day came when I had to leave my baby home and strike out on my own as a mule about town.

Imagine my surprise when I ended up in an episode of Gulliver's Travels.... there was something weird going on in this household, the inhabitants were tiny, one looked a bit like me but in miniature and the other was like a teddy bear..... hmmm.  Not to say anything of the humans, they were completely unbothered by my mulish ways (errr hello, I am a rarity you know) and try as I might they were welcoming of my mule tricks, most odd.  Then there was the place; ramshackle, dinky stables, monstrous hills and wide open spaces, a crazy yard cat, some canine capers, train lines, rivers, farm animals, eccentric neigh-bours and interesting views - hmmm plenty for a mule to keep up to date with!  Gee it's a good job they got me as a guard mule with all this going on.

So what have I spent the last two years doing then?  Let me take you on a journey down memory lane, hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Eating

Gotta get your priorities right!

Everything is edible....

.... if you're a mule!

I'll have that thank you!

Never miss snacking opportunities!

Giraffe or mule??

Playing

Gotta keep those minis fit!

Roller gets frisky!

Pesky Catanian keeps me on my hooves!

Pesky kitty!

Yeeha!!!

Hide and seek anyone?

Splish splash, give the human a bath!

Steady on mini!

Two can play at that game....!

Working

I'm happiest when working, wow what lovely places and times :-)  Always happy to take FH or Smiley Human where they want to go.... show me the way and I'll take you for a ride!

Moorland mule streams for a paddle.

Setting off for a ride with Smiley Human, I'm soft on her!

Ear radar... mmm tasty hedge ;-)

The next generation!

Dartmoor in Autumn... almost camouflage, in a minute I got hot and had a little roll..... oops forgot FH was on board

Herding sheep, who needs a dog?

Blue skies and views for miles on the moor.

My best mates.

Perfect

Out with My Heroine and our humans

Super-mule-model

Learning New Things.

As well as the riding thing I've also learnt to log and do horse agility (this actually involves training humans to be agile - I'm already perfect!)

Always time for a snack

For goodness sake FH, this is not scary, why do you look so concerned? 

In my own sweet mule time thanks..... do those colours really go well with my coat?

Dainty hooves can fit anywhere you like

Hurry up humans, you lot take ages about life you know...

Showing Off!

Us mules are not stubborn.... we are winners!  Always happy to show off a little ;-)

Loving

What better way to pass some time?

My taste in men is.....

...... eclectic!

I reckon.....

.... this human's alright.  But ssshhh don't tell anyone.... I have a reputation as a Dragon to uphold ;-)

Kitty is pesky but I love her anyway, us girls gotta stick together.

This human is definitely alright, he brings bananas and carrots and calls me beautiful. 

And he's always good for snuggles.

Yawning

All this can be terribly tiring though, so what's a girl to do but have a few yawns?

Say.....

........aaaaahhhh!

Boring, boring, boring.

And more boring, wanna see how empty my tummy is Granny?

Sleeping

With all those yawns, there's only one thing for it!

Dream....

..... a little.....

......mule dream........

..... of me. 

Good night!

Exploring

When the sleeping done there's always been time for a little exploring!

Being Happy

And finally, what better way to spend two whole mule years than being happy with my funny little muleteer gang?  This place may be small and ramshackle with some rather 'unique' inhabitants but there is a whole lot of fun and love!  If my training human reads this, there is just one thing left to say...... thanks for finding me the perfect home :-)

Happiness is.... some friends to spend your days with, a sprinkling of adventure and a lot of love.

The Three Muleteers and Catanian!

The Three Muleteers

Thanks for indulging me in my little walk down memory lane, hope you liked some of the pictures!

Roller's Philosophical Friday: Smiles

Gosh what a busy week of work I've had!

My job is a very difficult one.... oh ok maybe it's not..... it's a simple and easy one!  I am a dealer in a very valuable resource, its shares should be top of the stock exchange and more valuable than gold and oil.

Well that's what I think anyway!

For you see I trade in SMILES!!

What better commodity to be a trader in I ask myself?  You see my job seems to be pretty easy, in fact I'd go so far as to say that I appear to be truly gifted at this job!  All I seem to have to do is errm well be myself?!

I've found that by striking some classic Roller poses I can entertain and bring smiles to even the grumpiest of folks.  Ssshh don't tell anyone but I had a neigh-bourly visit over the gate the other day from one of the locals who could normally be described as a miserabilist.... well I pulled my greatest Roller moves and even she could not contain her joy at my handsomeness, even grumpy people need smiles sometimes ;-)

So here's some of the best poses I struck to make this grumpy person smile..... no wonder I succeeded ;-)

And finally for a Friday a little smiley quote:

Smile, it's free therapy!
Douglas Horton

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!

Rest Easy Mandela

Rest easy great man, for now you truly walk in the land of the free.  A man of great courage and equal
humility, your rejection of bitterness and revenge took strength most would never possess.

The world is poorer for your loss.

May those who are left behind walk in your footsteps and not stray from the path of peace.  There is still much work to be done.

In the words of the great man himself some thoughts for this day...

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

We must use time wisely and forever realise that the time is always ripe to do right.

Nelson Mandela 1918-2013

Mule V's Chainsaw.....

So I heard that my family fans were coming over to visit me.... of course they are!  How could they fail to want to visit and pet your mulificence Queen Dragon?  Hmmm..... or so I thought!  My Uncle and Auntie brought GH to see us all, GH has been a little careless and broken some bones in her front fetlock, not a good idea GH.   Perhaps mud will stick them back together, if not shall we try baling twine?  These are the quick fixes for everything.... let us know if the human docs don't sort it out and we'll get the baling twine ready :-)  

So there I was thinking they had all come to see me when all of a sudden it appeared that they had actually come to play with the wood pile that I had so effortlessly created last weekend with my mule power.... now they had come to destroy my wood pile.  

Ermm hello boys why are you not paying us mules any attention, we're right here and hungry for carrots!

That's when I noticed what they were up to, they had this monstrous log eating thing called a chainsaw, I've heard about boys and their toys but really?!  I decided to get a closer look and swish fiercely at the monster in the hope that it would go away so that I can once again get all the attention.

Even Roller's cuteness couldn't manage to tempt the boys over.... there is something seriously wrong here.... how can they like chainsaws over mules?  Weird!

After what seemed like forever of the monstrous noise (and they call us noisy?) the boys finally finished playing but then they moved on to the next 'task'

Yes that's right burning things!  It seems even GH and Auntie have been lured in to the bonfire fun..... no sign of FH, oh yeah that's cos she was busy petting us, at least someone appreciates us!  Hmmm the fire was rather sedate.... seems they needed a Dragon to blow on it.... well if you're going to ignore me I shall let your flames splutter out...... harumph!

Alas failure to light much more than a small ember sent the humans dashing for the gate.... haha!

Not so fast Uncle!  There is a price to exit this gate!  A stroke of the nose and the finest carroty morsel you can find is the price to pay the Dragon mule gatekeeper....

And GH where do you think you're going?  Wouldn't you like me to try the baling twine and mud fix it trick on your broken fetlock?  If that doesn't work there's always salt water, sudocrem and Roller snuffles?

Come on folks how about a little attention here.....

What's a girl gotta do?  PULL FACES???

At last that seemed to get their attention! Nice to see you family, next time don't forget the carrots, scratches behind the ears and that every moment of your attention should be focused on us..... we know you come to see us not the humans ;-)