UPDATE: on damaged meadow

at the risk of sounding like a broken record, once again I am posting about the

meadow on our property that was damaged  in January 2016
by a utility company
here is the previous post on my blog at this link
bloggers, beware this is not my usual post

and the damage looked like this

and this after the crew left.............

after a long year of phone calls, emails back and forth, 

meetings...........damage payment and negotiations accepted and agreed upon, 

the land now has a fence around it

and Mother Nature worked her healing hand across it all

and now it is more full of wildflowers than I could 

have ever imagined!

Wildflowers of every color has presented themselves in 

the most cheery way

The fragrance is heavenly.

This year the wildflowers have taken over every area of

our acreage......even in parts of the thick mesquite woods

in the backyard..........there are wonderful thick patches

 in every kind and color of wildflower.

and flowers I have planted are also blooming in vibrant colors.

This Hollyhock survived winter with a blanket put over it......

and it is now in full bloom.

The Larkspur I planted in beds around the house have sprouted

in the beds.........and also traveled into the woods 

to bloom!

Thankfully, the mother cat Belle

and her 6 cute kittens will be traveling a 100 miles with us 

in the next few days to be placed in a "no kill" sanctuary for cats

which are adopted out!

I spent days researching and pleading with groups to take these sweet cats......only one place at this time was able to help me.  

  Belle will be spayed

and the kittens will receive their shots....then

they will be seen in the "adoption week"

segment coming up. Whoever adopts them pays a fee which 

will ensure that they will be spayed or neutered when the time comes.

I am so relieved , especially for the mother cat, Belle.

She deserves a good loving home as much as the kittens do.

But I have had to make a decision......in the future........ to get a trap and to trap any

cats that are dumped on me, and to take them to the animal shelter before they

start having kittens.  I have to keep my heart out of this.......sigh

I simply cannot afford the feed,  the cat litter, and the travel expenses  to take

care of them all......

I wish everyone would just simply research and find a rescue for their pets

than to heartlessly drop them out in a scary wild area hoping that 

I will take care of them.  

(sorry to start a rant)......but this kind of thing really upsets me the most.

And if you can...........donate whatever you can to organizations like these.

Any little thing from food to $$ helps in the care of the overwhelming amount

of dogs and cats that need home placement.