Monday, August 20, 2012

What's New in the Zoo

My critters have become so accustomed to my mother that they come wandering in and out of the house at all hours of the day.  I have to admit, she has a way with animals be they horses, dogs, cats, birds, you name it.  I can only imagine what she could have accomplished alongside Jane Goodall in deepest darkest Africa.  If I believed in another life I would suspect her of being a snake charmer.
       It’s strange to consider her affinity for animals when we were never allowed to have pets while we were young.  She always said she would have to be the ones to care for them and she didn’t want to.  And the minute we finally did get a pet (when we were in our 20’s) she stole them!
       I have to say that I simply love animals and when I see the way a dog or a chimp looks up at a person, so much intelligence and trust in their eyes, my heart simply melts.  I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone could be cruel to an animal.  I feel so upset when I watch the commercial on the abused animals even though I realize we are being manipulated for money.
       These days both of us are doing a lot of bird watching even though we still have a lot of trouble identifying what it is we are seeing.  Fortunately, with my new glasses I am less likely to mistake a shovel handle for a bird!

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