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A BITE I WON'T FORGET

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When the sign says "BEWARE, DONKEY BITES" you should listen!  When we were in Hawaii several years ago,  I wanted to visit a coffee plantation or mill.  So as we drove around the big Island we came to the " Bad Ass Coffee Mill " and stopped to visit and buy some coffee.  The "mascot" was in a pen and one side had a low wire fence, as you can see.  The sign saying that the donkey bites was rather small, and he looked so gentle and cute I got a little closer to take the picture.  Right after I got this shot, I felt pain and that darn donkey took a big bite right on my boob!  There were several people witnessing this, and unfortunately were so surprise as I yelled "Ouch, he bit me" no one got a picture, and I think I dropped my camera. When we got back to the motel room, I decided since we didn't get a picture of this memorable moment, I would make a quick sketch and watercolor.  I did get a rather ugly bruise, but nothing worse.  I mu...