~ Thoughts... Animals... Snags ~

Had a conversation with someone at work today.  They were talking about someone they love, but how they needed them to do this, act that way, be this, etc.  I remembered this quote from High School and said it.  The person just looked at me as though I was speaking French.  I don't know, I think it is so true.  You don't have to love everyone, hell you don't even have to like them, but love them for who they are not for who you want them to be or envision them to be.  Most times trying to change someone only leads to disappointment. 

 

Now that things are being cleaned up around town it is becoming so obvious how much damage was done by the storm.  I happened to be driving through a neighborhood near work that was one of the most beautiful streets.  The trees lining the road actually created a canopy as you drove through.  Shade was a gift to all the houses.  Today what I saw was heartbreaking.  There along the road stood mere toothpicks poking towards the sky.  No outstretched limbs trying to protect or share love.  Later in the day I was in the back parking lot of work.  I happened to notice birds flying in a wild manner, more birds then I've seen at one time in the area.  I didn't hear singing but squawking and shrieks.  Squirrels running almost in circles, up the shrunken trees and back down.  Making a deep grunting type sound, almost like that of a buzzer.  At first I just looked around and wondered what the hell was going on.  What was going to happen.  Then that street came to mind, and I remembered, these animals lost their homes.  The nests are long gone, taken to the street and then shredded into chips.  Their cover in the wooded area has fallen and they are exposed like a naked person on the street corner.  Then I thought of the food they had stored, gone.  There is no food pantry for them to go to, no homeless shelter, they are left to fend for themselves.  I hate to think that folks will forget to help them with food in the upcoming months.  I think I will be stopping to get some feed to throw in the way back of my yard.  I don't want to spoil them, or have them think the garden is their feeding ground come summer, but I don't want them to starve.

 

Wow!  A different entry if I say so myself, but I did some different animal graphics for snag, I hope you find something you like.  I'm off to bed and then to the Dentist first thing in the morning.  Keep your fingers crossed that we can come up with a solution and resolution to the issues.  Enjoy!

 

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