Dachshunds and Seals and Sea Turtles, Oh My!

Last week Gimli somehow managed to hurt his back.  A trip to the vet and three days of pills later he was still screaming in pain whenever he moved.   With a little help from Mom's taxi service I took him to the 24 hour emergency vet.  Of course once he's at the vet he's refusing to show any signs of injury or pain.  More pills and instructions of strict rest and at 4am its back to sleep.   Something in that batch of pills must have worked because he's almost back to his old self.

I didn't get to go to the foundation this week because of that little middle of the night vet run.   I hate missing time I signed up to do.  Before I really got involved with them I imagined them working in a state of the art facility with top notch equipment and the best of everything.  I was a bit off.

At volunteer orientation we got  tour of the hospital and they mentioned that whatever they have or need is done through donations or volunteers.  The insane heat probably made me a little oblivious to the weight of that statement.  My first volunteer experience knocked the oblivious right out of me. 

I met one of the staff down at the Strawberry Fields in Mattituck for the Greenfest.  I go to assemble the first tent and wow.  I don't think MacGyver could have gotten this tent to stand up on its own.

Evil, mean, bad tent

You thought I was kidding didn't you?

There are other functional tents just so that's clear :)

I've also worked at the office.  Its on a house boat right behind the aquarium and the rescue center.  How cool right?   The computer monitor scared me, I didn't think you could actually see an old CRT in the workplace anymore.  I'm bringing them one of my old ones provided I can find cables to test if it works.  Everything they have and most everything they do is provided by or fueled by volunteers. 

I talk about seal and sea turtle rescues at fairs, inside an aquarium and at releases.  I fold flyers, send out adoption kits and make phone calls.  I don't do anything flashy or exciting but I love what I do and I know that what I do makes a tangible difference.  At the end of the day I know that I did my part to make sure Amelia gets the medications she needs and that Rudy has his lunch.

I get the joy of seeing the end result of all my efforts.  Not many people get to say "hey I helped make this happen"

Sasha's Release