My religion is very simple.
My religion is kindness.
...Dalai Lama
I have said it before. One of my favorite things to do is to feed animals. I saw at least 9 deer while on Catalina Island. I guess they are more prevalent in town during the summer months. Some I hand fed and it made me cry...they were so trusting. These two sweet deer were adorable. Mama looked very thin so I went to the grocery store and bought almost all their carrots and several apples. I also bought cat food for the feral kitties and watched frozen peas being fed to the orange Garibaldi (California state fish) while in the water at Lover's Cove. The fish love them and circle around you for the peas. It is a great place to snorkel. Best on Black.
You are so kind. A woman after my own heart. I buy apples and pears to feed the possums, raw mince to feed the kookaburras and butcher birds, seed to feed the lorikeets and corellas and save some of the fruit for the blue tongue lizards.
When my husband saw a huge huntsman spider in our ensuite bathroom he said 'we aren't going to feed it are we' ha ha
@onewing Looks as though several of us "live in the same neighbourhood"! How can we NOT want to care for the wee ones?
And C, those deer really needed some of your loving; I wish I had thought of that. I photographed many, also, and the mothers looked so thin. The drought conditions are still evident, and the grasses all dry...
@Weezilou I bought an armful of carrots and apples...also carrots with the tops on them. I would go out and feed them every day if I lived there, though there are signs that say NOT to feed them so they will fend for themselves. Wish I'd had a big bale of hay! I don't even know if there are any horses on the island? They stopped horseback riding years ago according to Diana. Darn!
@gardenfolk hadn't thought of it, but I've never seen horses there either. Parker, who took care of most things for us, said the deer population has exploded, and, because there's really nothing to eat, they're eating the island vegetation. I suppose *balance* is a tricky business... Last tour there, I heard the buffalo were on birth control (!)... They could employ some more vets to help that out for the deer as well, perhaps... (You and I are so alike regarding our love of animals!)
September 1st, 2020
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When my husband saw a huge huntsman spider in our ensuite bathroom he said 'we aren't going to feed it are we' ha ha
And C, those deer really needed some of your loving; I wish I had thought of that. I photographed many, also, and the mothers looked so thin. The drought conditions are still evident, and the grasses all dry...