Yesterday we had a dog. Today we don’t. Granted, he was sick, and had been for awhile. We knew this was coming. It was inevitable- we tried to prepare the kids and ourselves. And then when it came down to it- all the preparing in the world isn’t enough. Last night, I stayed downstairs with… Continue reading Death In the Family
A little less than two weeks ago, Elijah and I were out for a walk, and when we came around the bend toward our house, we saw the goose family of Ink Pond walking slowly up the hill- all but one. On closer inspection, one of the babies seemed to be thinking about taking a… Continue reading The Gosling
We’ve been sorting all morning. Wait. Change that. We’ve been “sorting” for over a month and we’ve come to that nasty place where you think you have a lot done, but the house looks absolutely trashed. Papers everywhere. All of the important and pretty *things* are packed away and out of the way. The detritus… Continue reading A reminder from the starling
This time of year is always at least partially spent searching our yard after storms for baby birds hurled willy-nilly out of bending, blowing trees. Over the years I’ve found many- too many to give any sort of accurate count. We’ve found starlings, cow birds, grackles, doves, sparrows and the usually ill-fated robin (I find… Continue reading Gone to the Bird
*Sigh* For the last two years I’ve been helping out a particular feral cat that showed up at our trash can, regularly. I figured it was easier to feed him than to watch him tear up the trash every morning- and with that- my conscience. He is a beautiful, tawny colored tabby with intense green… Continue reading The Wild One
Here is an essay I wrote after another stray animal episode a few months back. For some odd reason, I couldn’t sign into my account for awhile, and therefore- it got past me and I forgot:) You’d think there were a sign above my door. Something to the effect of- Cat hotel and diner! Free… Continue reading A Tale of Abandonment
Well, anyone who knows me personally knows that I’m a nut about animals. I love them- all of them! In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that looking back at my life and childhood- compassion towards animals was what my spirituality was about (probably should say is). So. Should it come as a… Continue reading Cats, Cats Everywhere…
Wren & Starling 