My Patches

Out of all my "outdoor" animals, Patches was always consistently sweet, loving, adventurous and only a little mischievous. She had learned out to pick out the gate chains to get herself and Fancy free at times. She more than once found feed bags that weren't hers and got into them (donkey proof bins aren't donkey proof FYI). She loved to run with the dogs and get hugs from me. She's irreplaceable and I'm really going to miss her. 

See, the guy we got Patches from is also the same guy we got Faergus from, and we lost Faergus rather quickly and discovered later he was much older than we had been told. It's possible Patches was also older or had some other underlying condition. I feel I failed her and with the chaos of the new births happening, I wasn't there for her when she needed me most. I pray she knows how much I loved her and I'm hoping her, Faergus, Sundae and Coorie along with others will meet me at the park gates when my time comes. 

Rest in peace my sweet girl. With all my love.