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Witness to the arc toward the sun [open]
Oct. 13th, 2013 12:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wildmage_daineDaine's not sure how to feel about all the spring in the air. It's hard to be happy about another reminder of how long she's been stuck here - long enough for days to noticeably lengthen and snow to melt.
The People are excited about it, though, and their enthusiasm is catching. And it's nice to be able to make her rounds without having to worry about frostbite in her charges. Spring is far less cruel a season to be a stray in. Once the foliage fills out a bit more, it'll be that much easier for her to tuck herself away while she does her work, so that's another small consolation.
The local animals have learned the routine by now. If they're ill or injured, they make their way to the Ramble (if they can) and wait for her there. Today, it was a squirrel who hadn't been quite fast enough escaping from a hawk, and a pigeon with a mangled foot. That last had taken some time, and now she's eating her third granola bar while she walks around the rest of the park, checking for any too ill or injured to get to the Ramble.
Well, it's more of a double-check. If there had truly been anyone that badly off in the Park, she'd have noticed right away. But it can't hurt to make a sweep, listening closely on the off chance that there's anyone out there too weak to have caught her attention. It's a lovely day for a walk, after all.
The People are excited about it, though, and their enthusiasm is catching. And it's nice to be able to make her rounds without having to worry about frostbite in her charges. Spring is far less cruel a season to be a stray in. Once the foliage fills out a bit more, it'll be that much easier for her to tuck herself away while she does her work, so that's another small consolation.
The local animals have learned the routine by now. If they're ill or injured, they make their way to the Ramble (if they can) and wait for her there. Today, it was a squirrel who hadn't been quite fast enough escaping from a hawk, and a pigeon with a mangled foot. That last had taken some time, and now she's eating her third granola bar while she walks around the rest of the park, checking for any too ill or injured to get to the Ramble.
Well, it's more of a double-check. If there had truly been anyone that badly off in the Park, she'd have noticed right away. But it can't hurt to make a sweep, listening closely on the off chance that there's anyone out there too weak to have caught her attention. It's a lovely day for a walk, after all.
