Stacked and loaded

Oh, the broad smiles and clean clothes must mean the seasonal orphans managed to secure better transportation during their journey. Maybe paid their human traffickers more? (© Image)

Don’t delay. They’ll stand up for you!

Wait too long and you’ll get the one that’s suffered. The damaged. The last straw.

Long periods on display takes a toll on anyone.

A disturbing picture to RC Cat, an advocate for humane treatment for Fall’s annual flow of migrant orphans.

While this public corral seems so, well, humiliating and spirit crushing, adoption sites have worked well for homeless puppies and kittens.

It is still unclear on what causes the poor children to flee their homelands each October only to disappear from shelter here quickly after Thanksgiving. The little tattered ones could be overcome by homesickness, feel their parents have learned their lessons (what ever those were), or they simply want to be home for Christmas.

Each year temporary foster homes are cultivated in the neighborhood. The lucky immigrant orphans are brought home to houses with big porches, wide roof overhangs, or doors leading to broad picture windows where they can peek outside. “Flower beds are lovely spots, but not designed well for children’s camp outs,” RC Cat feels.

Review HRH’s previous concerns and charitable efforts on behalf of orphans here (“Children Fleeing Chick-among-us”), here (“Imminent threats”), here (“Last straw: save the children”), or the unfortunate waifs here (“The Waiting Time”).

Obviously, RC Cat is a social justice warrior.

German shepherds 3 at their gate: it’s working! Who needs Halloween decorations when you have Ella, Rocky, and Scooby? Last year The German and Ella escorted Trick or Treaters as Game of Thrones winged dragons. This trio is mulling over costumes: Hounds of the Baskervilles? Cerberus? We haven’t broken it to them that they may be more like Elvis in Jailhouse Rock video. (© Image)

The appearance of Autumn migrant orphans signifies the beginning of the holiday races:

•   27 days until Halloween (Current countdown in your time zone to the second: here. There’s an app for that.)
•   49 days until Thanksgiving (Gobble countdown here)
•   79 days until winter (Husky approved countdown here for winter solstice.)
•   82 days until Christmas (Santa counts the number of sleeps)
•   89 days until New Year’s and 2019 (The party starts here)

Feeling stressed? HA! Here’s the last straw: done with holiday shopping.

Yes, the constant deluges of rain and refusal to watch stupidity on tv has benefits. Actually, having the search and destroy budget mission done before Halloween is something of a tradition here.

• The result of being indoctrinated with the “thought that counts, not the price tag” concept. Mom always said presents should be something the person wants but would never buy for themselves – a little personal “luxury”. You had to listen all year long for little hints of what they would like, collect/purchase items as you found them, and then surprise the person at Christmas. So much more personal gifting as it showed you were paying attention to them all year long. And of course, multiple adults said “if you really liked a person, you’d find the perfect book for them.” We had lots of bookcases.
• Avoids the “I’ll take anything at any price” holiday frenzy.
• Leaves time to walk the beach and rejoice over the lack of seasonal music. Not to mention avoiding the crowd’s cold/flu donors.
• Anyway Christmas Day is more enjoyable if the bills aren’t lurking in the other room.

So Ho-ho-ho and early merry on.

Sleigh on hand.

No scary stick in the mud staff needed – although if you find one that could spin straw into gold, that would be priceless.

Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge

Yes, the days are getting shorter. If you look really hard, you can locate the spotlight in the tree that lights our way during early or late dog walks under the oaks in the winter. (© Image)

 

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