There is so much love between Maria and her donkeys that you can almost touch it. Maria is one of the most loving things I have ever known, and the donkeys the most intuitive creatures. Every morning, these three have a conversation. Maria loves it, the donkeys seem to need it. They express their love by getting close and being still, with their ears up, leaning into the things they love, listening it seems. In their own language and way I believe they are saying, we need this, we need you, not for too long, not for too much. Just to know you are there, and we are there. This is their work, and has always been their work for thousands of years. You can see it and hear it if you listen.