A common car-ride conversation with Charlotte frequently starts with this:
'Mom! Do you think we'll see any animals that need rescuing today? Maybe a horse? Five baby deer? A baby bear without his parents will need our help. Can we help them? I think a baby horse would fit in our car...and a pony. He can sit in my lap. Alright mom? Alright? We have to help animals that need rescuing! MOM?!?!'
I have assured her that yes, in fact, we will save a baby bear lost without his parents should we ever encounter one. If there are five baby deer we will act. We'll help the abandoned pony as long as we're in the sequoia.
Once, I did turn around, my bluff finally called, because she saw a dog in a big parking lot. He was playing garbage. But having a really good time, or so I convinced Charlotte. We agreed it would make him sad to be pulled away from all that styrofoam. Another time the wet dog out in the rain at the railroad crossing was "following the tracks home - car's can't go that way so we best let him stay on that rail trail".
We did help a handful of dogs on the park in Lakebottom. One lady even sent us pink roses as a thank you.
Sunday morning...we had our big chance. There was a big rain the night before and the parking lot was filled with...
...worms.
So, Ruby & I got Charlotte out of bed and we went worm-rescuing. We saved 100 worms. I used a cheese spreader to scoop them up and plop them in Charlotte's palm. Ruby stood watching over us, eating a bag of popcorn. Then she'd run and scout out the next squirmy innocent, hollering over at us with a mouth full of popcorn. Adam didn't want to get his new shoes dirty.
You gotta start somewhere. There aren't a lot of baby monkeys around that need rescuing
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