boats near fisherman's wharf

joey the cat

Two years ago, I found this cat in our backyard, scared and starving. He had been abandoned by someone, and was desperate to belong again. I was unable to adopt him, although I fed him every day (and fell in love with him,) because Truffle, our in-house Queen cat, was unreceptive to the idea. (Read that puffed up, hissing, and hostile beyond belief.)

Our neighbors adopted him and named him Joey. When they go away, I get to take care of him. These pictures are from our latest illicit tryst, upstairs.

Please don't report me to Truffle.

royalty and despair in san francisco

coney island

hudson, ny

open air fireplace

This was in the overgrown front yard of an antique and junk store in Hudson, NY.

san francisco scenes

sign in the mission district

legs on haight street

group howl

big-bad loved to ride

for those who are curious...
(photo by my mother, some color restored by Pam)

both the photo and i are somewhat faded now.

me with e and j
(photo by my mother, color correction by pam)

the family that prays together

...and who, exactly, uses this one?

do I really want to know?

yet another view of the bridge

i'm with the band.



smiling dog guarding allen ginsberg memorial plaque

the kittymobile and friends

graffiti, san francisco

cactus blooming on my fire escape

marina green event with dogs

potrero hill cleaner



art deco theatre

haight doorway

truffle wears the pants in our family

another day in the neighborhood

karma

attitude

just a day at the beach

reflections - by flip

torn poster - by flip

near lake tahoe

Preaching To The Choir

ALWAYS cry wolf!


These wolves were rescued by NCWRA, Never Cry Wolf Rescue and Adoption in Sacramento, CA. This agency, which depends upon volunteers and private donations, socializes wolves so that they can be adopted as pets.

Most of their animals were not born in the wild, but were formerly owned by people who expected them to behave like dogs. When they realized that wolves behave like wolves, they turned them loose in the woods. Sadly, wolves who have lived in captivity cannot survive in the wild.

This agency does wonderful work in demonstrating that wolves are not the vicious killers fairy tales would have us believe, but beautiful, loving, loyal and highly intelligent animals.

If you would like to know more about the deep bond that can develop between a wolf and a human, read "One Girl's Wolf" which was posted on my other blog in July. It's about my Grey Wolf, Baby, and me.