Here is a story with a happy ending- In the Atlanta area, a Canadian goose was observed with an arrow through its head. After many attempts over several weeks, the bird was captured and was taken to a wildlife rehab center, the AWARE Center. In case you can't see the video I have here for you, I can tell you that they were able to remove the arrow and the bird is now recovering. I told you it had a happy ending!
Now, this story makes me wonder...1) What kind of LOWLIFE would do such a thing and 2) how many feeble jokes can be made in the small span of this news report? Honestly, I truly love good journalism and I think that everything should be reported in a respectful manner.
But hey, what to I know? Perhaps people are splitting their sides with laughter over all the "goose" jokes. Oh well. You can see the news video just here.
One thing that I was very happy to see about this....I loved that they showed the AWARE Center itself. It is just beside the area where you begin the walk up Arabia Mountain! Be sure and notice all those pretty trees around AWARE and then realize that all the walks I have taken you up Arabia Mountain have started from the parking lot just beside AWARE! (Please, if you go to Arabia Mountain, do NOT park in AWARE's parking lot, it is clearly marked, and you can see they do very good work there, let's make sure they have parking spaces, agreed? Okay then!)
So much bad news lately, I was happy to see this little item of good news.
I like AWARE's logo -- very powerful. I'm glad they were able to help that poor Canada goose.
ReplyDeleteI liked that logo too, but I notice they have a new one this year. (That photo was from last year but like you, I like the hands helping the bird, I like that image!) Poor goose, I notice this is not the first time this has happened, do a search and you will see what I mean.
DeleteHow wonderful that you have a wildlife rehab place nearby! We have one at the veterinary school, and we regularly take baby birds/squirrels that fall from nests there, as well as any injured wildlife we find. Places like that do great work!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is very close to us. In fact, that goose came from Kennesaw which is on the other side of Atlanta. Not far, but it feels like the other side of the moon to me, you have to driver through Atlanta!!
DeletePeople are just sick! As for "newscasters" the only thing I watch on the news is the weather.
ReplyDeleteGlad the goose is recovering.
And they even get the weather wrong a good bit of the time! But trust me, I am very thankful for radar and all the warnings that it provides!
DeleteThe world is full of low-lifes...we have more than our fair share down here, too. They're despicable; they are disgusting.
ReplyDeleteThe first thought that came to my mind when I started reading your post was Paul Gallico's "The Snow Goose"...I've always loved that story; and it never fails to bring me to tears.
Oh, thank you for telling me about that story, I think I would love it! I read that the story has been criticized as being overly sentimental and this is what Paul Gallico said in reply... "in the contest between sentiment and 'slime', "sentiment remains so far out in front, as it always has and always will among ordinary humans that the calamity-howlers and porn merchants have to increase the decibels of their lamentations, the hideousness of their violence and the mountainous piles of their filth to keep in the race at all"
DeleteHEAR, HEAR!!
Kay, it is the most beautiful story. We grew up with it as children; and particularly the narration of the story done by Herbert Marshall. Later, in the early Seventies, Richard Harris narrated it. See if you can find either one...the Herbert Marshall version is the superior one, in my opinion; although both are very good. I'm sure it must be available somewhere.. One would hope it's been re-mastered. But find the book, if you can...it's a truly wonderful story.
DeleteAnd double ditto Hear! Hear! To Gallico's response.
Thank you very much for sharing this here! I will read it and will also search out the narrated story.
DeleteI am glad you liked the quote by Gallico also!! :-)
How horrible that someone could do such a thing. It makes me sick. I'm so grateful for all the good organizations like Aware.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of meanness in the world. I am glad they could help this creature.
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