Posts Tagged ‘Turtles’

Remembering who I am

Monday, January 4th, 2010

When I was growing up, I was always surrounded by animals.

Taken many, many years ago with my pitbull mix Donder.

Shannon & Donder, taken many, many years ago.

My childhood memories include caring for cats, dogs, lizards, turtles, chickens, pigeons, and rodents, though not in that order :).  So many times I would go to the pet store or zoo and connect with a critter of some sort. I felt so bad looking at them pinned up in a cage. I would do my best to tell them that they would be okay and that I would send them love even when I wasn’t near by. I swore that they understood.

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