Tag Archives: Catherine Sherman
316 Pet Adoptions in Three Days!
So many happy people and happy animals at the Adoptathon at Wayside Waifs in Kansas City, Missouri! Now, we absolutely, positively need to find a home for Virginia! Most cats and kittens at Wayside Waifs find a home within a … Continue reading
Animal Rescue in Joplin, Missouri, after the May 22nd Tornado.
This is a slideshow of cats at the emergency tornado shelter annex in the care of the Joplin, Missouri, Humane Society. As of June 3, 2011, nearly 1,000 pets had been rescued and almost 300 had been reunited with their … Continue reading
Procrastination and Perseverence
In January of this year, I declared on this blog that I’d complete a book by the end of this year. I’d like to report that I’m making great progress — in my mind. Few words have made it onto my virtual … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Authors, Books, Europe
Intellectual Property Rights
As a writer and photographer, I’m often territorial about my words and images, so I can understand any creative person getting huffy or even litigious when their intellectual property is used without permission. If I want some pithy quotes, I … Continue reading
Filed under Life, History, Presidents, Travel, Abraham Lincoln, Humor, Authors, Novels, Books, Australia
Scarlet, Feline Princess
By Michelle C. Hello, my name is Scarlet and let me stop you before you make any jokes about Gone with the Wind, or asking me if I did it in the library with the candlestick! Been there, heard that! … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Writing, Pets, Cats, Literature
Radiation Dose Chart
This is a chart of the ionizing dose of radiation that a person can absorb from various sources, including the amount we receive from sleeping next to someone, eating a banana, getting a chest x-ray, sitting in front of a … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Life, Technology, Natural History, Environment
He’s Not Heavy, He’s My Brother
Hanky Warning: This video might make you cry. My mushiness over animals has increased exponentially since I started volunteering at an animal shelter. I was already a big sap before I started work at Wayside Waifs. I know it’s just … Continue reading
Living at the Edge of an Active Volcano
This bouquet of anthurium and ginger flowers is a gift to Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of fire, lightning, dance and volcanoes. The bouquet was left at the edge of the summit caldera of Kīlauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Life, Travel, Personal, Photography, Natural History, National Parks
Thumbs up to Jimmy, a Cat with a Thumb
Check out my post on polydactyl cats by clicking here.
