He was staring at Lexi and me walking along while chewing his dinner the other evening. I think he mistrusted us both. #squirrel #squirrels #animals
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May 15, 2013
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April 28, 2013
The Difference
I haven’t always been a dog person. I’ve always been an animal person, but before Lexi I was primarily a cat person, though I had a Cocker Spaniel (Lady - I didn’t name her) and a Beagle (Ashleigh - I did) when I was married. How they came to leave our family is still a very sore subject.
Allergies and asthma forced me into really stepping away from cats, mostly because of the pet dander. Lexi may shed but definitely not as badly as a cat will. (It’s also why hardwood floors are best for me.)
But, here’s the biggest difference I’ve found between the two:
Cats may acknowledge your pain. They may attempt to comfort you by rubbing your face with theirs or laying next to you or on top of you.
Dogs, however? Dogs feel your pain. If you’re sad, they’re sad. If you’re happy, they’re happy. If they do something that makes you laugh or giggle and you seem out of sorts, they’ll keep doing it just to make you smile.
Cats may comfort, but dogs live it with you and try to cheer you up, too.
Am incredibly nervous and emotional right now… and Lexi is right beside me, and I’m even about to start crying about how much it means that this little hairball of adorableness came into my life and I matter so much to her. No worries, I’ll be close to crying about something else in a moment.
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April 25, 2013
Overall and mammals category winner: Red Fox in sunset light by Hermann Hirsch
Photograph: Hermann Hirsch/GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 (via GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 – in pictures | Environment | guardian.co.uk)
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April 21, 2013
Every morning my grandmother feeds this squirrel a peanut, so every morning it shows up at her door. This was him today. via
Honestly looks like he’s saying, “May I please have my peanut now?”
(via akapearlofagirl)
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April 11, 2013
From the YouTube description:
To prove that shelter pets are neither scary nor unpredictable, NHL superstars David Backes and Barret Jackman kissed every single adoptable pet in two animal shelters.
Check out AdoptAPet.com to adopt a shelter animal in your area.
If this doesn’t make you smile, you have no soul.
BABIES!!
The problem is, I would go to a shelter and want to adopt all the puppies… this honestly made me cry because, animals in shelters make me sad. Lexi was a shelter baby - given up by a family that abused her severely and she is the light of my life and so many people love her.
I think I found the charity that Lexi and I will highlight next March during her birthday / our adopt-a-versary week.
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March 27, 2013
Darlings,
I don’t do this often.
But I am asking for help. Not for me. But for very, very, very good friend of mine.
My friend Mary is losing her farm, Wildwych.
And I wish I could do something to help her. Alas, my own family and my own farm are in too similar circumstances for me to help her out.
So I created a gofundme in hopes that someone can help.
I know Tumblr is more of a social justice bent than what is seen here.
But I have seen Tumblr do amazing things. Come together and make fantastic things happen.
I need to help save Wildwych for Mary. I need to try.
Wildwych is more than just a place. To use the words Mary so beautifully said about her beloved farm: it’s the home me and my partner built. I’ve bled, sweated, photographed this land. I’ve held dying foals on this land. I’ve broken ribs, pounded fence posts, sent ponies off to heaven on this land.Wildwych is blood, sweat and tears. It is hopes and dreams of the future. Is is the home of some of the finest Connemara Ponies in this country and a legacy of a few of the finest breeding programs in the world. The ponies Wildwych has produced have gone on to be champion eventers and dressage ponies. Jumpers. Exported to Europe. And kind family friends who have gently packed around their young charges and taught them how to ride.I first fell in love with Wildwych through its ponies. Then fell in love with Mary as a friend. She is kind-hearted and strong, a true horsewoman. And above all a brilliant and caring friend.It breaks my heart to see her like this - and it hits close to home for me. I wish I could help more, but sadly I can’t.So this is my lovesong to Wildwych - and to Mary and to those she loves and the ponies she’s raised and the place she calls home.Let’s save Wildwych.GoFundMeLink: Save Wildwych
If you loved Jackie Kennedy, you should want to save horses, too. I’m just sayin’… (Signal Boosts appreciated)
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January 31, 2013
On January 31, 1961, Ham the space chimpanzee made history after blasting off hundreds of miles into low Earth orbit inside a Mercury capsule. Before NASA could send humans into space, they used animals as test subjects to determine whether or not a human could perform tasks or even survive miles above the Earth’s surface. This photo, submitted by NASA to the Senate Committee on Space and Astronautics, captured the image of Ham stretching for an apple after landing safely aboard the capsule. More than just a passive rider, Ham readily performed a series of learned tasks on his journey proving that humans would have at least a limited functionary capability in space. One apple seems a pittance for Ham’s great contribution to the Mercury project and human space flight. Nevertheless, he seemed glad to have it!
Photograph of Ham reaching for an apple, SEN 89A-F1, 1/31/1961, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 7038095)
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January 15, 2013
Veterinary Surgeon Gareth Stephensen cares for Charlie the pug, who has burns to over 50 precent of his body from the Dunalley bushfires, at the Tasmanian Animal Hospital in Hobart
Picture: Richard Jupe/Newspix / Rex Features (via Pictures of the day: 14 January 2013 - Telegraph)
Awww…. poor Charlie… ;o(
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December 13, 2012
Via: professionalwit.com Via Buzzfeed
Presenting: 17 Cats that Ruined Christmas!
@satatlon See? Other cats do it, too… ;o( This is why having a “Lexi” is awesome… she LOVES the Christmas tree, but doesn’t attempt to topple it over.
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December 8, 2012
This is Lady Peanut. She likes to sit by me when I get out the ukulele.
This actually brought tears to my eyes..
Some of us are just born music lovers.
(Source: sucking-fluts, via akapearlofagirl)
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