In search of ... the difference between burros and donkeys and cute horses with long eyelashes

There's a little counter at the bottom of this page that clicks off the number of times this blog has been viewed. It's not a particularly useful number, but it does link me to a whole pile of fascinating statistics. I love to learn how people find their way to this blog. The majority of traffic comes from folks like you, who stop by daily to see what's going on. But the rest of the traffic comes from people searching on Google for something specific. For example, one time someone Googled "What size does Wynonna wear?" Their search took them to this post, where I proclaimed Wynonna and I wore the same size, at least when it came to ski parkas. I hope they weren't disappointed and got a good laugh instead.

Anyway, allow me to dissect a piece of this data so you'll understand the rest of this post.

The summary above shows that a person in Tucson searched on the term "7msn ranch" and landed on my home page.
It also shows that if you Google "7msn ranch," it comes up at the number 1 position on the results list.
Apparently I'm the only "7msn ranch" in the universe.

I don't have to watch the weather forecast to know where the temperatures are ridiculously cold
and a horsekeeper is fed up with breaking ice.

Lots of folks wonder about the difference between burros and donkeys, and I'm happy to provide the answer.

When do bloggers smile? When someone lands on their blog wondering why donkeys smile!

This one makes me want to Google "chicken versus tarantulas" myself to see what #1, #2 and #3 are.

Why, yes, you can walk a snake on a leash. I hope this person learned how from my pictures.

*sniff* Google says a picture of my sweet Lyle is the #1 search result for "cute horses with long eyelashes." Google is right.

Here's one that I wish would move up higher than #12.
Maybe more folks would learn that there are peaceful ways of dealing with porcupine problems.

I wonder if this person was thinking donkey ears when they went searching?

I've never written a horror story about Wynonna! How dare Google make this erroneous assumption.

This one really makes me smile. I hope this searcher hung around for awhile and learned how much fun it can be.