Tuesday, January 5, 2010

nicholas and lily...

this is nicholas.
he was born in the wee hours on christmas day.
sadly, nicholas' mom did not survive after she gave birth.



the owners have kept nicholas alive by feeding him evaporated milk.
he happens to love it.
so far, so good.

meet lily.
lily loves baby donkeys.
she goes to great lengths to show her love.
lily tries to steal every baby donkey born on the farm.
fortunately for nicholas, lily makes the perfect adoptive mother.

nicholas and lily are bonding well.
he follows her around everywhere.
lily is quite protective of nicholas
both are now quite happy

the owner gives lily a hug to show his appreciation.
good mamas are sure hard to find.

22 comments:

Eva said...

How cute! I'm so sorry to hear about the momma, but it sounds like the little one is being raised so well! Great pictures.

ELK said...

happy ending to a sweet story...how can they be so cute?!

Wanda said...

OMG! How cute is that? I want one. Blessings to Lily for taking care of Nicholas. I am so glad he doesn't have to be without a mama.

sunnymama said...

So sweet! :)

Christine--RHP said...

I think I'm in love with lil Nicholas. What a lucky little guy.

Elizabeth Halt said...

oh, that is so sweet. he is such a cute little guy. i want to hug him.

Cam said...

I understand Lily's heart...I would adopt Nicholas too.

Sweetest pictures, I love them.

margie said...

well. give a kick at that story.

Birdie said...

What a touching story! I'm happy baby donkey Nicholas did find a new mommy. He looks so cute :-))) and adoptive mom Lily sure deserves an aplaud - she is cute too btw. :-))

Cindy said...

loved the post, oh I am a nature and animal lover through and through. I need more land Se'lah! someday for sure.

Marilyn Miller said...

Nicholas is fortunate to have Lily. How special and a very sweet story.

Darcel said...

OMG! Those pics are too cute!

Tracy said...

Oh, soooo sweet! I just love donkeys... and this story. Thank you for this sweet spot today, Se'Lah :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))

kath said...

Love the new header!
xo

Gayle said...

Awww, Nicholas and his adoptive mom are so cute!

Kim Mailhot said...

So sweet to see Lily offer Nicholas what he so desperately needs.
Thanks for sharing their heart-warming story !
Happy New Year to you !

PixieDust said...

How sweet to have met them both! Such a blessing...

:-)

(((hugs))),
love,
me

Relyn Lawson said...

Have I ever told you that I have a "thing" for donkeys? I do. I really do. they are my absolute FAVORITE animal. EVER! I love them. Some day we are going to have some land out in the country and I'm going to have a donkey of my own. Yup. I am. I'm going to name him Balem. Do you know that story? It was actually our Bible story tonight.

Anonymous said...

such a heartfelt post.

Sherry said...

Love. It's wherever you look...coupled with kindness and compassion. Lovely story. Fills my heart with happiness and gratitude.

Operaton You said...

I'm so glad Nicholos has Lily! Thanks for sharing this adorable story.

Toni said...

Such a sadly sweet story, Se'Lah. Nicholas is adorable - I'd adopt him, too, if I were a donkey. =)