by stevesparks | May 28, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mental Health Advocacy
Daryl, Daryle, or Dimple Dot? I don’t know. Mary Beth Roddy knows each of the Barn Kitties well, and loves them all the same. Daryl ‘n Daryle are twinsies, I’m told. Dimple Dot seems like the most independent, while Daryl follows. Daryle is a no show...
by stevesparks | May 23, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mental Health Advocacy
Home Mrs. White, The Gate Keeper Mrs. White Mrs. White greeted me at Mary Beth’s secret garden gate, where I could see her engaged lovingly in her passion and art. This garden is like no other I”ve ever experienced in my lifetime. Veggies and blooms prove...
by stevesparks | May 22, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mindfulness Meditation Moments
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ankeny https://maps.app.goo.gl/yGNgprTskBqyrAQZ9 “Where the Birds AreFor experienced birders and newbies alike, national wildlife refuges are wonderful places to see birds in natural habitat. Visitor services specialist Mike Carlo...
by stevesparks | May 20, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife, Mental Health Advocacy
Sookie made my day brighter today… Yesterday was a good day. Today was, well, a not so good day, until Sookie came by to say hay to me, while I was sitting on the porch. She touched my soul. Sookie sat there and grinned at me after looking back to see if Mary...
by stevesparks | May 17, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Furry Friends and Wildlife
https://trueblood.fandom.com/wiki/Sookie_Stackhouse Sookie sooths my soul. Sookie suits me just fine. Dan Roddy, “Dan the Man.” owner, Roddy Ranch, Albany, Oregon About Us Making friends with Sylvia, Mo & Twinkie It was a day too long for 2 old souls...
by stevesparks | May 4, 2022 | Building Healthy Communities, Depoe Bay, Furry Friends and Wildlife
“Ricky Raccoon” and The Kids… The Good Neighbors of Little Whale Cove… “Where ya goin’ Steve?” I watched Ricky ‘n Kids turn the corner behind the house on their private trail. They live and nest in private places too,...