92 addendum time

To add to post # 91 are the following beloved rescued pets.

Bowser, Batman and Peanut
Daisy, Gus and Juno

And oh my goodness, I beg your forgiveness Deb and Lori in Pennsylvania.

How dare I omit the beautiful, the lovely, the wonderful.....

SUNNY LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daughter of my beautiful, lovely and wonderful dog Betty.

And Scuba. One of Betty's boys.

Just sitting here pondering pets is a good use of my time, I daresay.

91 ( if I left anyone out, you bet your sweet pa-tootie I'll amend it)

They come from all over.

Blue Lake, Ca.
Waikoloa, Hi.
Malang, Indonesia
Joliet, Fl.
Hillsboro, Ga.
Adelaide, Australia
North Glenn, Co.
Bogota, Colombia
Oklahoma City, Ok.
Knoxville, Tn.
Springville, Al.

They come with names that are kept or that are changed to more suit their new surroundings. Their new beginnings.

Some names are:  Sox, Abby, Sharona, Baxter, Lucy, Adolfo, Diamond, Daisy, Lily and the list goes on and on.

They come as seniors or feral. They are one-eyed, mangy, deaf, stray, heart worm positive, pregnant, underweight and of three legs. They are survivors of puppy mills and fight rings. They have been physically abused, thrown from cars, spent years in shelters and  just plain given up.

Then they were adopted.

To a warm home, a loving caress, a soft bed, fresh water and food served in bowls just for them. Sunny spots for napping, room to run, car rides! Our voices speak to them with all the love that we can possibly contain without bursting. We feel deep respect for their courage and ability to give love as well as receive it, even if so,so warily at first.

Every curve of the Earth holds people who rescue these special animals, from the shelter worker to the actual physical rescue from puppy mills and disaster areas. The foster families, the cage cleaners, those who give hourly feedings. And the adopters. Opening their homes to provide safety and security for those who either never had such things or had them and circumstances removed them from such a place.You let your hearts break wide open for this animal because it is just what you do.

We applaud these diligent and magnificent people, for they are wonderful.

Here in my most beloved Western Massachusetts, our valley abounds with them.

Here is just a sampling of those who were saved.

Iris
Lexie
Bailey and Bella
Haley
Beulah, Franklin and Smudge
Virgil, Smokey, Bandit, Bloo, Mr Popo, Butters
Mookie, Reyes, Googs and Leila
Caesar, Pudgy and Cocoa
Luke, Anya, Patches Magee
Jojo and Roxy
Nemo
Getty, Asparagus, Monkey, Leopard, Licorice, Noogie, Bijoux, Spider, Pele, Earth, Mario (all in one home)
Scout
Scout again
Pooch
Toast
Mister Biscuit
Nibiru
Boo Boo and Betty
Olive
Sage and The Dude
Mona and Isaac
Willow
Layla
Hank and Shenandoah
Frida
Jessie and Ozzie
Taco, Betty, Mama, Ellie, Pierre and Louise.

All so loved. All so lucky.

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I'm not sure how many have seen the video or even heard about this story.

A man in Utah was on his motorcycle.
He was cut off by a car.
He saw it coming and laid down his bike on the road.
The bike hit the car and he slid underneath.
The bike caught on fire.

You should watch the video. It's on You Tube. It's so scary how long he was under before help came.

But help came. They came running. One man tried to lift the car by himself. Then everyone rushes in and the car is lifted and he is pulled out. They lifted a hot metal burning car off this man.

When I saw interviews with several of his rescuers, I kept hearing the same theme repeated. HUMANITY.
They said it was human instinct to help. They said it was a human response.

It fills me to the brim to hear this. I know we are all connected to each other on this Earth and to see this in action makes my heart soar.

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When I was walking the dogs yesterday we came upon a woman out for a walk as well. I said hi and kept walking but my dog Betty, in her usual fashion went straight up to her, all tail wagging and snaggle toothy. The woman bent down to pet her and said, "well isn't it such a good day to be a dog" in that voice we sometimes use for extra precious and wonderful animals.

Her hands were henna-ed and she gave Betty a perfect and professional pet. First around the ears all good, then around the neck all yummy-like, then around the shoulders all deliciously. Obviously a lover of animals.

I keep thinking about her and that lovely 15 second interaction she had with Betty and I'm amazed at the way we impact one another in the most slight and sweet ways. May we all give as well as receive these gifts of 100% positivity, given as moments of presence and heart.

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If you want to be wowed by a blog, go to www.theartofdoingstuff.com and read her posts called, How to raise a Monarch Butterfly. Read all parts one through five. She is amazing. Great website, super funny writing, totally recommend.

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Snippets. I love snippets.

Most of you know I am an extraordinary Laundry Dork. I love to do laundry. I love to hang it outside on the line. Then I love to watch it waft in the breeze. This is a perfect day. Also surrounded by my animals. And some books. And if the Margarita Van came around that would okay too. The other day at the gym, these 2 older gals were chatting while riding the bicycles. When they were done, one of them said she was going home to do a load of darks. Thrill. She had to specify they were darks. Which is different from whites. And it is oh so important to make the distinction. Loved her.

Snippets.

You may recall I have mentioned I live in an area where farms are abundant. This time of year it's all yeeha tomatoes and yeeha cucumbers, etc. Today at the post office, I saw one of the farmer elders deliver a bag of corn to the Deerfield postmistress. For free. Just here ya go. Ain't that wunnerful?

And speaking of corn, I cannot resist this story. Hubby the other day was going to get corn for us and he asked where to get it. I said why not the one closest and he said makes no difference to me, (wait for it.......)
six of one, half a dozen of another. BAAAAAHAAAA. Corn puns are so funny.

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Someone you know might have added another blog to her repertoire.

It's for sure the anti-people are wonderful. But in a nice way.

www.ramonaramonesays.blogspot.com

She's my alter ego. My go-to gal for being huffy and pissy and sort of shrill.  All while being coherent about things that just ain't right.

Most of the time she is super content and just a lovely presence, but if the time comes and she needs to have her say, I let her. She gives me back a nice dose of sanity and control when I feel these things may have vacated my mental premises momentarily.

Pop in and say hello to Ramona. Tell me what you think.

Toodles for now.