On the way back we drove past this genuine pack-donkey. We very seldom see donkeys in use or being ridden – they were very popular during the flax production era as a mode of transport, but since then they have mostly been left to their own devices.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Pack-donkey
This afternoon Nick offered to take a drive to Flagstaff to photograph the Wirebirds. We saw at least four of them running about, but they weren’t obliging in coming closer to me. It’s lovely to see them though – they are St Helena’s national bird, and nearing extinction. The boys had the old point-and-shoot in the back seat of the car and took photos of the backs of each other’s heads, the car window, cows and sky.
On the way back we drove past this genuine pack-donkey. We very seldom see donkeys in use or being ridden – they were very popular during the flax production era as a mode of transport, but since then they have mostly been left to their own devices.
On the way back we drove past this genuine pack-donkey. We very seldom see donkeys in use or being ridden – they were very popular during the flax production era as a mode of transport, but since then they have mostly been left to their own devices.
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