Donkeys are really strange and weird and wonderful animals. We have a troupe of three, always together. This three, all of them quite old by the looks of them, and just a bitty stiff legged from age,  are however still very active on the love scene.
This morning at about six, with the world around me still peacefully at sleep, I was watering my garden, when I heard this uneartly 'hee-haw', and this was drawn out so long and at such a high pitch, that I thought one of the troupe was dying. However, I then heard them galloping down the road, and within seconds they passed me, the mare at full running speed, ears flat and nostrils flaring, with the two roans on her heels, their nostrils flaring even wider! But the old mare was not born yesterday, and she made a sharp u-turn, leaving the two roans galloping on, their necks thrusted forward as far as it would go, I suppose blinded by the dust.
When at last the lusty duo realized that they were chasing wind, they quickly turned, and passed me again, with their stiff little legs now dragging a wee bit! I saw them get to the mare, who I suppose was a bit younger, and much faster, and thought that at last they will get lucky, both sidling up to her cautiously while watching each other with wary eyes! And then I started laughing, as the one old roan, thinking that he would perhaps be the lucky one, stood on his back legs, and let rip with another  few blood curdling 'hee-haws'! The mare rolled her eyes once, then took off again, and I did not blame her, as her two prospective lovers did not look too wholesome, even to my unbiased eye, while the two old roans stood forlornly, rolling their eyes at each other! Never a dull moment at Haarlem!
In the meantime, I heard that Jacques, the guy from Germany, was adamant to buy Jan's place, and was working long hours to get the money for the deposit. He had already made an offer, but now had to find the money, which he did not tell Jan. Jan agreed to give him some time to get the money together, so I hope he can manage, as I really like them.