The diet donkeys have done a deal with the Events and Activities donkeys and swapped their centrally positioned Shelter 1, for Shelter 4 and its wonderful sea-views. And it was here Phil and I found them all today - although the sea-view was somewhat swallowed up in sea fog!

Although there was an awful lot of rain falling from the skies yesterday at the Sanctuary – Phil and I were very happy to see some weather that brightened an otherwise grey day. This weather came in the form of Cloudy, Drizzle, Thunder and even a Tornado!

Teddy and Lucky are two donkey friends who live at Little Buffalo Barn (which is along Walk C) , and theirs is a special kind of friendship. You see, Teddy is a blind donkey and Lucky is his sighted friend who helps him.

Today I’d like to tell you about Hector. Phil and I have known this little donkey from the first day we started as QTVs. Back then Hector was living in New Barn, although soon after he moved to Shelter 6 to live with a group of elderly donkeys. Then during this past winter he moved again, to keep Mr Nedd company in the Salston Boxes.

It’s been a very busy week at The Donkey Sanctuary, and Phil and I have met many interesting people and have enjoyed introducing them to our friends – the donkeys, at every given opportunity! In fact we were so busy today that Phil and I received some extra help with the grooming at Shelter 2. Well I use the term, “help with grooming”, rather loosely - as the help came in the form of Ashley!

The Donkey Sanctuary was a happy, bustling place on Easter Sunday, full of excited children following the Easter Egg hunt, their parents and grandparents gallantly following in their wake. Some of the donkeys were watching somewhat bemused from their sunny paddocks, but most were either munching the warm spring grass or lying sleepily in the sunshine.