Runaways

Today is the last day of Ramadan (any questions, refer to the post on Ramadan FAQs), and we’re having a quiet day at home so I can catch up on some work.  I took the girls out for a quick breakfast and we saw something unusual on the way home…3 runaway donkeys.  Of course my first instinct was to grab the camera, my second thought was how to help.  They were heading up a busy street (Insurgentes) into el Centro, followed by a line of cars and buses.

In addition to being a bit comical, it was sad because whoever lost their donkeys probably counts on them for their livelihood, but there was nothing I could do.  I couldn’t catch them, and even if I did, how would I spread the word that we had someone’s lost donkeys held in our garage?  And what would I feed them?  What if they ate John and Carolyn’s beautiful garden?  When someone came to claim them, how would I know they were the rightful owners?  I do know how to say “donkey” in Spanish, but I’m not sure I could translate the nitty-gritty details of a donkey description.

All I can do now is hope that someone grabbed them and got them home.  Maybe there will be a lost donkey ad in Attencion this week.  And if you’re reading this and lost your donkeys, they were last seen headed toward el Jardin.