No Fire in the Belly, but Logs Burning in the Insert
To coin the Christmas tune, “Baby it’s cold outside”, but I and my 2 pups are safe and warm, enjoying the crackling log inside the fireplace insert. The insert was installed back in April, but is exhibiting it’s true value now. The fuel is cut in the back woods and the honey that is in the warm milk that I am drinking right now comes from my bees. Maybe next year the milk will come from my own cow.
I just came in from feeding and watering the chickens and putting them to bed for the night. Not anxious to endure the cold, my pups have to be strongly encouraged to accompany me on this venture. Now, back inside, little Nell sits next to me on the hearth rug and stares as I type these words. Dudley seeks comfort in the leather recliner.
Why do I tell you all this? I guess it’s to explain where I have disappeared to since my last post in the summer. Politics have left a sour taste in my mouth and I have refocused on what I can do, as an individual to make a difference. Campaigning has not been a positive endeavor. Even when I win, I lose. I can try to get the word out on hydrofracking, but when the governor of NYS trades hydrofracking for marriage equality, what is my measly voice going to lend to the discussion? Nobody listened when I railed against the miserable attempt at healthcare reform. The lump on my head has finally healed, should I really start the head banging again?
My energies have turned toward debunking the myth of pet overpopulation and encouraging the “No Kill” movement locally. My friend, Mary Ellen and I traveled to Best Friends Animal Society in Angel Canyon, Utah ( you may be familiar with the Dogtown series by National Geographic) last September for a week of volunteering in the largest “No Kill” sanctuary in the US. My current read is “Redemption” By Nathan J Winograd. I’ve moved from political activist to animal activist where the results of my endeavors are realized so much more expediently.
So, my political “Fire in the Belly” has been replaced by a warm glow of animal rescue and rehabilitation.
No more homeless pets.