I was going to write another piece related to the series What is this Magic Business, but I was overcome last night with the need to write about animals instead. In particular, about the fostering of domesticated animals. I will write this, as per usual, from the perspective of my own experience. I can do so with a lot of confidence because I have been involved in this for, I don’t know, around eighteen years, I believe. All of the animals that live in our home (seven cats, to be exact) are rescued from shelters. We (by “we” I mean me and my family) are members of the Collie Rescue League of New England (http://www.collierescueleague.org/ ) as well as the Maine Sheltie Rescue (http://www.mainesheltierescue.org/ ). In addition, we have rescued and nursed back to health stray and feral cats/kittens found in or around our neighborhood so that they could be handed over to the shelters for adoption. Presently, we are fostering an overly happy sheltie named Buddy, who you can see on this page (http://www.mainesheltierescue.org/other-adoptable-shelties ) at least until he is adopted.
I was going to write another piece related to the series What is this Magic Business, but I was overcome last night with the need to write about animals instead. In particular, about the fostering of domesticated animals. I will write this, as per usual, from the perspective of my own experience. I can do so with a lot of confidence because I have been involved in this for, I don’t know, around eighteen years, I believe. All of the animals that live in our home (seven cats, to be exact) are rescued from shelters. We (by “we” I mean me and my family) are members of the Collie Rescue League of New England (http://www.collierescueleague.org/ ) as well as the Maine Sheltie Rescue (http://www.mainesheltierescue.org/ ). In addition, we have rescued and nursed back to health stray and feral cats/kittens found in or around our neighborhood so that they could be handed over to the shelters for adoption. Presently, we are fostering an overly happy sheltie named Buddy, who you can see on this page (http://www.mainesheltierescue.org/other-adoptable-shelties ) at least until he is adopted.
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So, part of me thinks that this whole transition process should be old hat by now. To some extent, it is. After all, I have had a lot of experiences and know many things. I know that the road is going to be difficult. I know that I am going to run into situations that I had imagined in my mind, but that the experience will not be what I was expecting. I am going to assume dealing with… whatever, is going to be hard and it won’t be. I will learn that the opposite of that is also true. I know that I will attempt to wedge myself into a size four and when that fails, I will go out and find some tools that will bend the laws of reality and make it happen. I know that I know nothing, much like I know that our foster dog will bark like a lunatic causing the megaphone he swallowed as a puppy to activate and make my ears bleed every time the garage door goes off. It is the knowing that I don’t know that makes this process so hard. |
Lasciel AnnwynnI am one of those. Yes, that kind. I poke around in the corners and lesser explored paths of life looking for it's mysteries. There is so much magic in the world when you open your perception to it. Look with eyes of wonder. Archives
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