Chi

Chi is healthy, happy, and growing fast :) 

    “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”

- Gandhi

It's easy to get overwhelmed by the number of things that are wrong in the world. According to the Humane Society of the United States, 4 million cats and dogs are euthanized every year. I can't save the lives of 4 million animals, but I can save the life of one kitten, and that matters. Every good deed, every step in the right direction is important, no matter how small, or seemingly insignificant. Even the biggest problems must be solved one step at a time, with everyone doing their own small part to make a big difference. The sooner that people realize this, the sooner we can do something about the issues we face.

Foster Kitties

We got some new foster kitties on Monday! One mama, who we named Karma, and one baby boy, who we named Chi. We got them from a woman who said that the mama had given birth to five or six litters before, and all of the kittens had died, and that they hadn't gotten her spayed because she "wasn't their cat". She also was keeping Karma and Chi in her garage (in this cold stormy weather we had this last week!), and couldn't get them to us over the weekend because it was her birthday weekend. You definitely have to deal with people on both ends of the spectrum in animal rescue; the people who do so much to help animals, and then the people who are either inhumane, selfish, or not smart enough to do things like spay their cat before six litters of kittens die. I think this Gandhi quote is very fitting for the experience we had with these kitties.

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

- Gandhi

Now to the happy part. Karma and Chi are doing great. We are guessing Chi is about 1 to 1-1/2 weeks old. He's gaining weight steadily, starting to open his eyes, and absolutely adorable! Karma is super sweet, and loudly purrs pretty much 24/7. Karma is a great mama, and the two of them are always cuddling.

One Cloud

The weather has ruined my plans for today. It will probably ruin my plans for this weekend, but I have a choice. Will I let it just change my plans or will I let it ruin my day? You only have as much control of your happiness as you give yourself. You can choose to let yourself get sucked into the bad things or you can choose to accept that things are just going to be different than you had planned, and make the most of what you have.

"Don't let one cloud obliterate the whole sky."  ~Anais Nin 

Beautiful Day at Wilder Ranch

 Spent a beautiful day at Wilder Ranch yesterday exploring a new hike along the ocean. Enjoying time spent with my family, walking and talking, taking lots of pictures, exploring, spotting a great blue heron, a whale spouting, harbor seals, pelicans, sea gulls, cormorants, a bunny, quail, ground squirrels, white-crowned sparrow, house finches, and many more little birds. Loving the warmth of the sun, the beauty of the ocean, and the joy of the day.

“The sun shines not on us, but in us.”

- John Muir 

Rainy Day

 Rain, cold, fog, rain drops on the grass, steamy chai tea...