hard labour.

[circe_pleading]

I was paid today to dig holes. Specifically, a pond-shaped hole.  I unwittingly and accidentally chopped off the tail of a 4-inch long (body) black and gold salamander. (I was chopping apart many worms, so it's easy to see how I wouldn't have noticed another squiggling thing...)  Fortunately, he seemed not to mind too much, for all that I'd dug him

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Cats and kitties

[blondialsatian]

Last saturday a friend and I went to the big cat rescue center in Clay county. It was a thing of wonder and sadness. It's hard to believe that abused large cats is such a problem. *Sigh* Still, it was wonderful to hear a mountain lion purr. It was unfortunate that the day ended on a rather sad note. As wee went past the Players Pub, going north on walnut, I spotted an animal lying in the middle of the road. I turned around the block, parked the car, dodged traffic and pulled an unconscious black and white cat from the road. He was still warm and breathing, with just a hint of a pulse. Blood was coming from his mouth. A passerby went to Top-Ten and called animal rescue, but when they arrived, it was too late. He gave one last sigh and expired.

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[circe_pleading]

I send the black and white kitty quick wishes for a swift turn-around to a next life of warm snuggles, cozy beds, and much loves.

I offer you my condolences. I've only had to watch that once, in France, when a cat that was dodging away across the road in le banlieue was hit by an oncoming car. It went into seizures and died surrounded by its cat family. There was nothing I could do, but I cried for the next three hours.

At least the kitty knew there were humans who cared, even in its last minutes on earth.

*hugs*

[count_2_4]

Sympathies for teh aches and blisters, I haven't seen salamanders of such colours before, he sounds gorgeous.

Yays for laptop, and Olivia.