Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2007. Mattie was 5 years old and was in Boston visiting Peter's parents. That day, Mattie got together with his cousins and they raked a big leaf pile and then took turns on the swing jumping into the pile. Mattie was on board with piling up the leaves, but was a bit cautious about swinging and jumping into the leaves. So he did it his own way, a bit more gingerly and not much jumping. I am so glad Mattie traveled and got to experience so many fun things in his short 7 years.
Quote of the day: Tonight's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- number of people diagnosed with the virus: 10,516,513
- number of people who died from the virus: 242,557
I received a text message last night from my lifetime friend, Karen. She wanted to share a story about a swan on a NYC subway! Honestly that was hard to believe, until I read the story and saw the video. In a world that seems divided, angry, and at times chaotic, I enjoyed reading this story and I hope you do too! We all need more sweetness, acts of kindness, and to reflect back on our humanity.
So I introduce you to a story entitled, Sick Swan Takes City Subway Ride After Saved By Good Samaritan. The main character in the story is Bae, the swan. Who was found injured and suffering from lead poisoning. Literally a woman picked up this 17 pound bird and carried it in her arms, boarded a subway train, and took the bird to a wild bird hospital. Yes the subway was a bird ambulance in a way! Seems to me this good Samaritan and Bae the swan could be a children's story in the making! I know Mattie would have LOVED IT.
Mattie and I saved many ducklings one year trapped down a dc sewer grate. It took us hours to call the right people in Washington, DC. Animal control came and rescued each chick, while mama duck was watching us closely from afar. Needless to say, chicks and mama duck were caged and transported back to the Potomac River. A successful outcome. Just like Bae.
The story about Bae had me laughing, because the good samaritan reported that nobody paid a bit of attention to the swan on the subway. Like it was just another day in NYC. Or as she said, in "New York City you see wild things everyday!"
Check the video of Bae:
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