animals

  • Connie, the Animal Artist

    Connie was my illustrator on “All My Relations” and “Heart in the Wild.” I love her work, and I love her. Talk about a gentle, child-like spirit! I’m pleased to introduce you to her work—contact her, get an animal portrait! Hi, Susan: Oooh – I’m so glad I found you again! I never thought to…

  • Dr. MARILYN

    Hi Susan, I’d love to be part of your community – how can I resist – a community that shares my love of dogs and  cats, horses, woodpeckers  and rats! I’m  Marilyn. I’m a holistic veterinarian with a house call practice on Vancouver Island, Canada. My family consists of my husband, three wonderful cat companions…

  • Howdy Pam

    I am Pam and live in East TN overlooking the Great Smoky Mtns.My husband and I have four acres, four dogs, six cats, and 13 horses. My newest cat has introduced me to part siamese, called “Meesers” by my friend who swears by them. His name is Ringer because he has rings on his tail. …

  • Welcome, Valerie!

    Susan, This is a great idea, to introduce ourselves…To start, my name is Valerie. I now live on the Pacific Northwest coast in California. For those of you who don’t know, all of California is NOT sun, beaches with Palm trees and tans. it is cold, rocky sometimes sunny with Redwoods and no tans. I…

  • Meet Ann and the Ratties

    Susan! I’m forwarding you a photo taken by daughter Devyn of our two “little girls” … Lovely little pet rats/pocket pets named Belle and Molly (Belle is the black one).Devyn is planning to draw a “yin-yang” illustration of them for her art class. We are “pocket pet” people here. :-} I’m guessing there must be…

  • Introduce Yourself!

    This week, one of our kindred spirits asked if we could have a place here for people to share photos of their animals. I thought, “Sweet! How about sharing that and more!?” So, I am inviting—beseeching—you to introduce yourself to this community! Please go to my contact page if you don’t already have my email…

  • In Praise of Silence

    “…we often misunderstand what quiet means. It doesn’t mean the absence of sound. Some sounds foster silence, like the Gregorian chant that I sang and directed when I lived in a religious order. Some sounds in nature add to the quiet rather than take away from it….My dog doesn’t talk, so we are dedicated to…