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On Individuals and Thanksgiving

Animal Person

Yesterday, I was on my way to the Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, which has a "store" and allows those parents to "shop" for clothing, toys and baby gear at no cost to them. Everyone was slamming on their brakes on a major road and as I crept around the mayhem I saw the reason: a turtle of some kind. Yet the turtle.

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Château de Colombe: Bordeaux Rosé (2017)

10,000 Birds

There probably wouldn’t be a need for all this attention if there wasn’t still so much hostility toward rosé, or – to adopt a more cynical stance – if there wasn’t so much of the stuff to sell to reluctant drinkers put off by its reputation as an overly sweet fad.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

She has a new book out (which I am reading right now) called One Good Dog. Post a picture on Susan Wilson’s Facebook page and explanation of how your dog (or turtle, or human, etc!) My second favorite rescue story is that of Hunter, a beagle-ish dog that my daughter and son-in-law adopted from a shelter in Massachusetts.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

10,000 Birds

And when you think about it, that seems right. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. Unlike the Turkey Vulture, who smells out decaying flesh, every one of these vultures forages by sight. Assorted Vultures.