Category: Animals

  • Today, on the way to a funeral Mass, a friend told me the story of an acquaintance who had been very ill, and very attached to her dog, and her dog devoted to her. She worried what would happen to her furry friend when she died and asked family members to please take care of…

  • Each spring my backyard becomes home to a host of critters who are a continual source of delight to ,  me. For the past two years my favorite has been the hyperactive squirrel who seemed to rejoice, in his own squirrel way, in being alive. He had a penchant for sliding across canvas awnings, swinging…