Week 80 - Rescued Critters Food Drive

Hi Folks,

Rescued Critters Food Drive

to Continue Through Pandemic

From the very first, the Rescued Critters Food Drive was designed to involve very little human contact after the first neighborly chat. Every Sunday our participants leave their donation on the doorstep which I pick up while leaving behind a Thank You card.

There is little threat of contamination and all those hungry PACC dogs and cats can still be feed weekly.

As more restrictions are established for families to shelter in place, restaurants around the country will begin to follow our system of door-to-door food delivery.

Tracking the Coronavirus daily will help

keep you feeling more in control

NPR’s Daniel Wood, Elena Renken and Stephanie Adeline have created a daily updated chart of Coronavirus cases based on data supplied by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here is the link: Map: Tracking the Spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S.
What we are experiencing is a major historical event involving every human on the planet. The Coronavirus landed in Washington state on January 21. What you see on the chart dated March 16, is just 56 days later. If we all follow our doctors’ orders, we will flatten the curve in a few months. If we party like there is no tomorrow … there will be no tomorrow.

Things to think about in your safe home.

Studying and working from home is taking off very quickly. Who knew they had all that in place already. This means the commute is on the way out as are the autos and nasty carbon emissions.

New Flowers in the Alley

When my new neighbors Ed and Carlos moved into their new home on Miles Street a few months ago, they quickly planted 16 Aloe plants along their alley fence. Just as quickly the plants shriveled up and looked quite dead. (See photo strip at bottom of the image)

It was something I pondered every day because I pass that part of the alley in the evening while walking my pups. Then yesterday as I drove by in my truck I caught a glimpse of a pink stem and stepped on the brakes.

From a mess of some dehydrated and curled Aloe leaves stands a flower shining in the sun. All that rain last week worked a little magic. So the world isn’t such a menacing place after all. There is always hope.  

This week’s donation was 275.8 lbs. of pet food and $15.00 in two checks. In addition, there was 1 cat collar, 1 bag of dog treats, 1 small steel pet bowl and 82 pill bottles.

See you Sunday,

Peter