I love our neighborhood. We live well within the city limits of Albuquerque, but we are very close to the Rio Grande and there are lots of large places with spacious lots and fun assortments of animals. I guess the zoning must be different here than in the middle of the city, because it's pretty common to see sheep, goats, alpacas, and peacocks within a few blocks of our house. Sheep, goats, and peacocks are all great, but truly my absolute favorite part of our neighborhood has got to be these guys:
This is Paco and Penelope. They live two blocks from us. I don't know their real names, but those are the names that we've given them. They are miniature donkeys. As if regular donkeys weren't cute enough! Their backs are only a little bit taller than my knees. Seriously. SO.CUTE. Once I saw Paco rolling around on his back, legs up in the air, just like a dog scratching his back in the grass. I nearly lost control of my car.
It is impossible for me to drive to and from my house without looking towards their field. It is impossible for me to not smile when I see them. I love them so much. Oh, and they share their field with two fuzzy alpacas. You know, just to up the cuteness quotient a little bit.
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