There's always a lot to celebrate in June- its usually the end of the school year for us and our thoughts turn to summer vacation and catching up with family and friends. Jim and I also both have birthdays in June. This year was a little different as although we were celebrating the end of our homeschooling year- well, sort of- we don't think its ended. Not really. But we did have birthdays to celebrate and this year Preeti had a milestone birthday. (I turned 50, or as Ri loves to say- half a century! :-)) Well, it seemed like we celebrated almost a whole week between my birthday, my "birthday kidnapping" surprises, and Jim's birthday. By the weekend, everyone was exhausted and Aneka said: Thank God, it's a normal birthday for you and dad next year! Father's Day is yet to come, Aneka!
Our neighbors down the road are voluntary fawn rehabilitators- they are licensed to take care of abandoned or injured fawn but are not paid for this. People from all over western North Carolina call them if they've found a baby deer that has been injured or that is orphaned. Angela and Keith take care of these deer, feed them goats milk (1 gallon = $10, and the babies need several feeds every day = $300 per week), bring in a vet if needed, pay for their medicine, etc. To generate some publicity for their unique mission, so that people can help by volunteering time or giving donations to support their cause, we've created a deer blog for them. http://angelasdeerfamily.weebly.com Here are some pictures of some of the fawn they have recently fostered. Unfortunately, a fawn without mom to take care of it and a fawn who has been injured in anyway has very slim chances of survival...but over the years, Angela and Keith have managed to foster and release over 100 deer on Green Mountain! We've been trying to help as we really admire what Angela and Keith do. |
The Happer'sHi! This is Preeti, Jim, Rigel, Luna and I (Aneka). We have recently left our home in Shanghai, China to Somewhereinthemountains, North Carolina. Preeti and Jim are both international school teachers and Rigel, Luna and I are homeschooled. Categories
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