Archive for March, 2008

27 Mar

Beauty in Death

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Beauty.
Grace.
Love.
All these are present in life and intensify with death. Love at times is grief. Love is a passion. We are passionate in death. There is beauty in death. An elevated awareness of our capacity to love. To know we are human. Stay quiet in this place to honor it. For the stronger our grief, [...]

20 Mar

Buster

Meet Buster. I am making an urn for him and his dad sent me some photos. I chose to put up this one because of the combined sweetness and humor (and reward for being such a good boy). O.k., I chose this one  because of his grace, elegance and power.
Yes, well, I am putting up [...]

18 Mar

Foxtails (and Pet Memorial Garden Art)

Spring is in the air. Time to garden. Time to play in the sunshine. Let the dog out. Let the cat out. Feel the sunshine warm on your face. Energizing. The renewal of life. And weeds.
Foxtails always spring up this time of year. Get to them quickly. They can get in your pets ears, nose, [...]

12 Mar

Bounty on Stray and Feral Cats

According to the Associated Press, a town in Iowa is offering a bounty on stray and feral cats. One receives $5 for every cat turned in. Owners can claim their cats, if not, they get put down.
I just read about this a few minutes ago and haven’t really been able to process it. It seems [...]

05 Mar

Disease and Cat Loss

Big Easy. What a wonderful name for a cat. Big ears, big tail, little kitten. You can hear the potential in that name. A great cat to have around.
FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis, a type of feline coronavirus,FCoV) took him early. So I thought I would talk a bit about disease and loss.
Cats and dogs are [...]