Thursday, March 24, 2016
Tonight's picture was taken on March 22, 2009. We took Mattie for a walk while home between treatment cycles. A walk was a relative term since after Mattie's second limb salvaging surgery he never walked again. However, Mattie loved being outdoors and we took him and his wheelchair everywhere. That weekend we walked down to the National Mall to see the cherry trees and in typical Mattie fashion he found a stick along the way to bring home to add to his stick supply in our commons area.
Quote of the day: Motherhood, all love begins and ends there. ~ Robert Browning
As some of my faithful readers know, on February 12, I captured an injured dove who had been sitting on our door step for two days. I named her Lovie the Dove! Lovie gave me a run for my money as I tried to grab her with a towel and put her in a box. Injured and all she put up an excellent fight. But it was persistence and wearing her out that eventually did her in. Before capturing her I had to know what to do with her. Fortunately I located a wonderful shelter that rehabilitates wildlife in the District of Columbia called City Wild Life.
Yesterday I received this follow up post card in the mail. I was thrilled to see that Lovie was released back to the wild on February 26, two weeks after I brought her in! I know the organization told me they try to release the bird back to where it was found injured. So for all I know Lovie is flying about our garden space! We have many doves that visit us daily, so I would like to think one of them is Lovie.
Tonight's picture was taken on March 22, 2009. We took Mattie for a walk while home between treatment cycles. A walk was a relative term since after Mattie's second limb salvaging surgery he never walked again. However, Mattie loved being outdoors and we took him and his wheelchair everywhere. That weekend we walked down to the National Mall to see the cherry trees and in typical Mattie fashion he found a stick along the way to bring home to add to his stick supply in our commons area.
Quote of the day: Motherhood, all love begins and ends there. ~ Robert Browning
As some of my faithful readers know, on February 12, I captured an injured dove who had been sitting on our door step for two days. I named her Lovie the Dove! Lovie gave me a run for my money as I tried to grab her with a towel and put her in a box. Injured and all she put up an excellent fight. But it was persistence and wearing her out that eventually did her in. Before capturing her I had to know what to do with her. Fortunately I located a wonderful shelter that rehabilitates wildlife in the District of Columbia called City Wild Life.
Yesterday I received this follow up post card in the mail. I was thrilled to see that Lovie was released back to the wild on February 26, two weeks after I brought her in! I know the organization told me they try to release the bird back to where it was found injured. So for all I know Lovie is flying about our garden space! We have many doves that visit us daily, so I would like to think one of them is Lovie.
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