Washingtonians

[Illia]

Wow, there's umm, a lot of Breast Cancer stuff goin' on.

 

[broodytood]

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Aren't they great right now! We are actually looking at another house a bit farther out in the country so we are putting our house up on the market. I think right now would be an awesome time to take some pics of it for the sale flyer because we have 8 Autumn Flame maples in the front yard that are beautiful right now! I love fall!

 

[Chickielady]

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You are so right!
Our hillsides are dotted with bright yellow maples and alders...and my absolute favorite::::VINE MAPLE which turn a famming Hot pink this time of year!!
They look like a red hot bon fire on the hillsides........Awesome!

Love Western WA

I also LOVE the Aspens in NE WA & Idaho..they turn the most awesome bright yellow..and rattle (quake) in any breeze...I miss Idaho.........

And you have an awesome avatar too jbear!

 

[chickens4gramma]

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I took Miguel to the vet. She said it was time to say good by. Miguel is gone.

I am so very sorry. You know I just did this with my Abby cat four weeks ago. I still cry for her. Someone here mentioned Survivor's Guilt and that clicked with me. I feel as though I abandoned her. I sent her off on her own without me, all alone. Just breaks my heart. And I worried about her being alone and cold buried out there in the yard. My son worried that she wasn't really dead. What if her heart had started again? I tell you this so you will know that all the weird things you are thinking are normal, others feel the same way. It helped me to know that. My friends who are not "animal people" didn't understand. They acted like I was some kind of a kook, and I was starting to think maybe I was too. But the animal people get it.

I read a book called Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates, and it made me feel better too. I grieved more for this cat than I have for a lot of good friends and relatives. That didn't seem right. But the author said that our pets give us such unconditional love and spend so much time with us, as well as being our perpetual children (they never grow up and leave us, and always are totally dependent on us), that we develop an incredibly close bond with them, often closer than with most people. They love us no matter what, and very few people do that.

You may never stop grieving Miguel. But it will get better. Allow yourself to grieve as much as you need to. Don't let anyone make you feel bad by saying it was "only" a dog. He was your trueblue friend. And you did what you had to do, for his sake. In the end, you stopped his suffering. My cat stopped eating the last day too. They were telling us they were done.

If I can help in any way, you can PM me and I'll give you my email address. I met a gal on the Pet Loss Forum who lost her cat the same day I did, and we have been writing, and it has helped us both a lot. Again, you have my deepest sympathy and big virtual hugs.

 

[Chickielady]

I bought a "Crimson King" Maple last year for color.......and it is wine-red year round and should get very big & provide shade for the main chookie house.
But at fall, it's leaves turn crusty brown & fall off........

 

[Chickielady]

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Turn your avatar into assorted shades of pink eggs!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

More cool avatars::

 

[broodytood]

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Oh, those are cool! Love the first one!

 

[Chickielady]

How about this dude??????????

Oh funny, and he is PROUD!!!!!!!!!!

I gotta go cook dinner...........

 

[Chickielady]

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Oh, those are cool! Love the first one!

For a reason I love the little girl holding the pink egg, as if she carefully, carefully cradles hope right in her little hands...........