Remember the donkeys from the blog post of 6 August 2014? They have made themselves at home on the drumlin. This innocent-looking brown donkey is a bit of a devil.
He can be as sweet as anything, taking carrots gently from my aunt’s hand.
But he can bite and butt and kick the grey donkey if he thinks he is missing out on some food or attention. The grey donkey, on the other hand, has all the hallmarks of a saint. He is older and wiser, and bears the mark of the cross. You can see one part of the cross on his shoulder in this photo.
This photo from a few weeks ago (before my cousins did a fantastic job of grooming him) shows the rest of the cross on his back. The Christian legend is that God gave the mark to all donkeys to recognise the part that the donkey played in the life of Jesus Christ, carrying Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday prior to his crucifixion.
It’s much harder to see a cross on the back of the brown donkey. Maybe that’s just because of his darker hair….or maybe it’s his devilish character!
Distant Drumlin 
LOL- What a funny post!
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These donkeys are making everyone smile.
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This is the first I ever heard about crosses on donkey’s backs! Lovely!
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It’s a lovely story. I don’t know what the scientific explanation is for the crosses.
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I love the sanctified ass! He looks very sweet.
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He is sweet. He was very shaggy when he arrived, but he looks much better now.
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That second photo so reminds me of a pic I took years ago…
http://roughseasinthemed.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/a-good-day-for-bikes/
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Yep, same pose exactly. In fact, who knew that your Spanish donkey would set off on some kind of pilgrimage to Northern Ireland?
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It can be amusing discovering animal personalities.
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