May 8, 2008

A Deserving Black Lab Gets Help

Lisa’s heart warming story of a dog’s rescue continues…

“The following weekend I returned. Again a 45-minute drive across the county. The food was gone, but there was no way to determine if she or another wild animal had eaten it. Knowing her comfort with the abandoned house, I decided to begin feeding her there. At that point, I reasoned that at least I would know that she wouldn’t starve, and that hopefully, foraging less would bring a measure of safety.

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May 5, 2008

The Luckiest Black Lab in the World

This is the first part of a remarkable rescue story told by one of my customers with a heart of gold…

Sweetie’s Story
By Lisa Clark

Saint Patrick’s Day March 17, 2004. A day I had no way of recognizing at the time as the beginning of a three-month long quest to save a dog’s life. The day a colleague mentioned that a homeless female dog looking like a black lab was staying with her puppies in an abandoned house outside of Laurel, DE., in an area known as Columbia. My colleague told me about the dog because she knew that I wouldn’t be able to hear of a dog starving, left to fend for itself and protect her puppies, without wrapping my heart around the dog’s story and propelling myself to action.

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May 3, 2008

Pet Bird Story from Across the Pond

Here’s a wonderful narrative from my new friend Avril (aka Rosalie) who is a musician and fellow animal lover from the British Isles.

“We started the aviary over 10 years ago, more like 15, from two zebra finches purchased from a local pet shop. Apart from a few "imports" to mix the gene pool a bit, they have multiplied with enthusiasm, as you can see from the pics. They are quite self regulating, actually, this incredibly fecund year follows a couple of years when the population dwindled to a mere half dozen or so, but this year is more than making up for it.

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April 29, 2008

Toad Weather

Toads love the kind of “almost getting ready to rain” sort of days we’ve had lately. I wonder where they lay their little toad eggs around here. I don’t have a pond nearby, and no other water sources are anywhere close, but I see a lot of the little guys.


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April 24, 2008

French Bulldogs – So Cute!

As a jewelry designer, I’ve noticed that some animals are a real joy to create.

Maybe the spirit of the individual is so strong and happy it gets translated right through whatever photograph I happen to be working from. Take this example, for instance. Need I say more?

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April 21, 2008

Butterflies are here again!

I’ve been really enjoying my back yard these past several weeks. The butterflies are back!

I have admired butterflies my whole life, and it’s only been recently that I’ve taken up creating a butterfly of my own. Well, that’s not entirely true because years ago I made a very detailed monarch in polymer clay that nearly drove me crazy with all the miniscule white spots. It was a short lived line of jewelry, much like the insect itself.

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April 17, 2008

Baby Mammoth News

I just read about a baby woolly mammoth that was discovered in Russia by a hunter last spring. Photos of mammoths are hard to come by but I did find an exceptional mammoth sculpture to show you.

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April 12, 2008

A Pit Bull Story

Suzette, one of my customers, sent me this wonderful story about her pit bull Vito:

"I acquired "Homer the Homeless" at 5 weeks old. Having a 14 yr old Golden Retriever, I really did NOT want a puppy. Let alone a pit bull.

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April 6, 2008

Wasp Nest in the Palmetto

I noticed some busy little wasps creating this apartment complex just outside my studio door sometime last year, but I have a live and let live attitude about most insects that stay outside.

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April 2, 2008

Toads and Gorillas in the Bushes

It’s funny what ends up living in those neglected piles of oak leaves dropped weeks ago. This morning my husband and I decided to put our walking time to more profitable use and start on a little yard cleanup.

Ed discovered an ape living under all the ferns and oak sprouts- just imagine!

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