Seagulls say the darndest things...

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A Sad Day.

Have you ever woken up with the feeling that something isn't going right,

that maybe the day might be bad?

That is kind of how I felt this morning.

And so far has proven to be true...

This is Russel (or maybe Russelina).

Remember him from this post?

Well, Russel was hit by a car today and left to die.

Andy got wind that he was hurt, went to find him and called me to come get them.

We brought him to the vet to see if he would live,

unfortunately the best option for him was to euthanize him.

He was in a lot of pain and pretty hurt.

We are grieving for Russel now,

he was a really sweet bird.

I am sure every one at the vet thought I was crazy for crying and being so upset,

but Russel was a friend.

He was young, just under 2.

When he was a baby,

he fell out of his nest on the roof of one of the buildings down by the docks where Andy works

and was limping pretty badly and with a hurt wing.

We really didn't think he would survive,

the other seagulls were pretty mean to him and would gang up on him.

But Russel learned that the people around him were defending him

and after a while, like a stray cat, started throwing him bits of food.

He seemed to be able to live on his own for the most part,

other than that he had a limp and couldn't fly that well.

Everyday he would be there waiting,

he would even beg for food.

He even knew what the white paper pastry bags meant.

Andy even got Russel to let him pat him once or twice.

He was very special.

All winter we worried about him,

would we see him the next morning?

But he made it through.

Most people (especially around here) don't like seagulls

They think they are dirty,

messy and a pain, always getting into trash.

But what they don't realize is that they are a very important part of the ecology.

They help to keep the coastlines clean

and keep disease down.

We would be in big trouble without them!

And it isn't their fault that they are naturally scavengers and that humans don't properly take care of their overflowing dumpsters.

So I just want to take a minute to encourage you to think twice about what you might consider a pest.

Ask yourself,

"is there maybe a reason why this creature was created? and what is their purpose on this planet?"

It is also very important to support wildlife rehabilitaion.

Maybe look up a local vet or center that is certified to do wildlife rehab

and consider donating.

It may help an animal that was hurt by a careless human.

As sad as I am,

I am trying to remind myself that at least he was with people he recognized up until they took him at the vet.

For the time that he was alive, he was taken well care of,

fed well,

protected (for the most part)

and in a sense, had a flock.

Trying to fix his badly broken wing and legs might not have even worked,

there was risk of infection and he would have had a lot of severe pain.

He was already in so much pain from the accident,

we didn't want him to suffer.

Not to mention that he would never have flown again and probably been attacked by the other seagulls for being the weaker bird.

I am sorry for this being such a sad post.

And if you have read the whole thing, thank you.

Life is so precious, no matter what kind of creature you are.

I hope that Russel is resting easy now,

maybe his spirit is hanging out with the rest of our animal friends that have passed.

I hope tomorrow will be a better day.

And I hope your day today has gone better than mine.

xo

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Remember how I mentioned Russell the seagull the other day?

Well here he is.

Meet Russell, originally uploaded by Little Owl Arts.

The somewhat domesticated seagull was waiting to be fed this morning.

Does he not have the sweetest face?

I think so!

Originally his leg was hurt and he was limping, but he luckily is better now.

But in the meantime, he has become almost like a pet down at the docks.

You can get so close you can almost touch him!

He is still very young, I think this is his first year because his colors haven't changed yet.

Did you know that young seagulls can't fly?

Luckily Russell can fly, but I get so mad when people intentionally abuse these birds because they think they are pests.

Especially the young ones because people don't know that they can't fly yet, even though they look fully grown.

Well hopefully Russell has a long and happy life!

He is so sweet, I almost want to take him home!!!

Mocha, felting and seagulls named Russell

I am so excited that I finally found a place that makes pretty much a perfect mocha latte.

I don't drink coffee much (because it makes the drinker have bad breath and usually is gross!), but this time of year, it seems to be just the thing.

After I got my mocha and pastries, I took veda to one of the small beaches on the way back to the house.

We didn't stay long because there were some ducks that I think we were bothering,

besides is was cold as the dickens!

I was trying to take photos, but after 2 my hands were almost frozen stiff!

So I let veda run around a little bit, do her thing and then we headed home to get some work done.

I finished the owls today and put strings in them so they could be hung as ornaments

and I also made a couple of obi belts.

They are hanging up drying as I write!

These next photos are from when I went to pick up Andy down at the docks.

There is a seagull that has a limp and all of the guys feed him.

His name is Russel.

(I couldn't find him to get a photo, I will post one, he is a really pretty seagull)

He is young and has the sweetest face!

There was such beautiful light on the ceiling upstairs today.

Now I am just working on sewing buttons on some felted cuff bracelets and cowl scarves.

What did you do today?