Our Message to Princess Gracey after 5 Weeks It is hard to believe it has been five weeks yet at the same time it seems longer. I looked outside from the sun room and every bird feeder was empty. Not a morsel. So I went out into the sunlight loaded down with seed, suet and peanuts and started making the…
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Cheetah Love Our Message to Gracey after Four Weeks
Meeting Savannah for Cheetah Love at the Cincinnati Zoo When our friend Linda Castenada heard the news that we had lost you, she quickly sent a message telling us she was heartbroken and extended an invitation to come visit her at The Cincinnati Zoo for some cheetah love. Linda runs the Cheetah Encounter and this past year, she has…
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Cheetah Speed: Agility and Maneuverability Are More Important
Cheetah Speed: Why Cheetah Agility and Maneuverability are more important Cheetah speed matters but not the most important skill. Cheetahs might be the fastest land animal but a new study reveals it isn’t speed but extreme cheetah agility and maneuverability that’s key to bringing down their prey. A team from the Royal Veterinary College, UK, working with the Botswana Predator…
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Compare and Contrast How The Tiniest Tiger Began
How The Tiniest Tiger Began Over the last three weeks, we have spent some time reflecting on Gracey’s life with us and I couldn’t help but reminisce about the beginning of our The Tiniest Tiger community that started out on our facebook page. In those first days we talked a lot about the differences and similarities between Gracey and her…
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Trying to Save Birds Our Message to Gracey after 3 Weeks
It’s been over three weeks, actually two days and three weeks. Our friends Robin and Adam sent us a photo canvas of you. It is one of our favorite photos of you wearing your Disney Princess sunglasses. We placed the canvas on the mantle. Now when we see the photo, your dad and I …
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Responsibly Sourced Fish for Cats and Humans World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day is June 8. Celebrate by Committing to Responsibly Sourced Fish. Our oceans have a great wealth of diverse species but they are in trouble. Climate change is linked to the killing of coral reefs and destructive fishing practices have led to a dramatic decline in many types of fish and sea life we depend on. Today is…
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Collecting Your Ashes. Our Message to Gracey after Two Weeks
Your dad and I have made it two weeks now. I had to ask him this morning if it had been three weeks because it seems at least that long. I still have a headache when I wake up in the morning. Still tired and fighting the depression of losing you. I have a box of tissues in the passenger…
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Being Brave and Feeding Bossy Backyard Blue Jay A Message to Gracey
It has been one week since you’ve been gone and it seems like it’s been a year to your dad and me. A broken heart doesn’t seem to understand or follow linear time. No need to break it down into the days, weeks, months or more just so we might think we should…
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Since You’ve Been Gone. Our Message to Gracey
Our Message to Gracey Since you’ve been gone we are doing our best to pick up and carry on but to be honest it hasn’t been easy. Coming back to our home without you was one of the hardest things I ever had to do. Putting the key into the door and not seeing your happy face running towards me…
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Heartbroken and Healing
Heartbroken and Healing We lost our little Gracey yesterday morning. She passed peacefully in my arms. Gracey was in multiple organ failure from complications of diabetes and pancreatitis that she had been living with for a little over 4 years. We were able to mange her diabetes with two injections of ProZinc…
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The Most Endangered River in America
Wildlife Wednesday We joined the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop with this short video, The Most Endangered River in America. This video poem highlights both the beauty and the troubles of this amazing river. The video is directed and written by Pete McBride Productions. The images are stunning and the message is important. The Colorado River runs 1450 miles across seven…
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The Overview Effect How the View from Space Might Save Our World
The Overview Effect When I was young, I imagined Africa as a far off land, with endless savannas and wilderness areas that rivaled outer space. I remember lying on the floor in front of the television watching Wild Kingdom, our window on the world, as we traveled vicariously with Marlin Perkins to the far reaches of the world for exciting…
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