Saturday, April 22, 2006

The way life should be


I shot this photo on the beach in Boracay, Philippines. It seemed like a literal photo of how I view life...always near the footsteps of a dog, trying to be respectful of their steps, and looking to see where they lead me.

I like when art mirrors reality.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Katrina--my experience, my pictures

For all of you that are new to this blog and want to hear more about my experience at Hurricane Katrina, here's how:

-Scroll all the way to the bottom of this blog.
-Read from bottom post up.
-All posts are in chronological order, so to read the gritty stuff about the first days, right up through the updates and current reunites...scroll UP. Seems backward, but it'll make sense once you try it (just read bottom to top!)

--All PHOTOS can be accessed simply by clicking the "Cat's photos" link on the LEFT side of this page. Actually, all the photos still are not up (I know, I'm lame), but I'll try to get to them soon. Just bug me for them and the rest will appear.

And stay tuned...I just returned from the MOST AMAZING WEEKEND...training to respond to disasters in which animals need to be rescued and sheltered. The training was through Noah's Wish, one of the most incredibly organized and personable animal organizations I've yet to come across. These people are not only super savvy about disaster management and animal rescue, but are some of the most humble, accessible, and genuinely kind people in the animal world. Unlike some of the bigs, they aren't looking for fame and power, but merely to save animals that are affected by disaster. It seems so simple, yet so many of the other groups got it wrong in New Orleans. It was really refreshing to find a group so organized and genuine. After all, isn't the reason we all gravitated toward this kind of work simply because we wanted to help animals and make a difference?

And hey, getting to meet Cesar Milan in person and listen to him talk about animal behavior was a pretty nice little bonus to an already SPECTACULAR weekend!

Having said that, Terri Crisp, pretty much rocks the house too! In my mind, she has just set a new standard for who I want to be when I grow up.