--- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Three weeks ago, for my birthday, my wife and kids > got me a little > yellow sided conure (a small, new world parrot). At > about 12 weeks old > she isn't quite full grown yet. She was hand > raised, and is > affectionate, mischievous, curious, and altogether > endearing... > > But also as I write, my 13 year old dog Lucky lies > in a cage at the Vet > hospital, breathing hard from the fluid collected in > her lungs, barely > able to stand or walk, and low in spirit... She's > been such a good dog - > smart, affectionate, playful... > > So new life and the awful specter of death. Does > one offset the other?
I have to believe so, but the loss always leaves at least a little scar on the heart...I still miss each of the animal companions who shared their too-short lives with me. Debbi __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
