I’m a sucker for cute, needy things in distress. Seriously. One of my most vibrant childhood memories is of me jumping out of my kiddie pool, ambling across the street and picking up a sad, bedraggled looking kitten that was mewling piteously. The kitten (now soaked-through, thanks to me) merely seemed relieved that she’d been heard and allowed herself to be carried (perhaps a little too tightly for comfort) back across the street to my worried parents. Mittens was my first of many rescues.
It is perhaps serendipitous that I’m drawn to these furry transients, as I seem to have attracted a rather startling collection over the years. From the baby fruit bat I rescued from my church in junior high school to the several full-grown 100+ lb. pit bulls that I rescued with my husband in Tallahassee, I’ve had quite an assortment of species and temperaments over the years.
After a pretty intense, ab-killing workout at Cross Training San Marco yesterday, I walked out to the back parking lot, opened my car door and sat down. At 8:30 in the morning, it’s already too warm for comfort, so I left the car door open as I situated all of my workout gear.
As I was turning away from my passenger seat to close the car door, a little ball of fur came leaping into my car, settling down on my lap where it began to purr. After I got over the initial shock, my heart melted into a puddle on my floor mat. Cradling the thin little bundle of cute, I shut the door and drove the little guy to the sanctuary of B|G HQ.
Anna & Sushi Getting to Know Each Other
When I walked in the door with the little tyke, he got a warm reception from everyone and happily basked in their affection. With help from Brandon, I got the kitten fed and Brandon and I tossed potential names back and forth. As both of us are lovers of all things “kawaii,” we ended up settling on “Sushi.”
After a trip to the First Coast No More Homeless Pets Clinic, Sushi got a clean bill of health and was ready to come back to Saint Augustine with me and meet the rest of my fur-children: Pixel, TicTac, Aries and Jackie. After an evening of getting acquainted with the rest of the Peterson pack, I’m happy to report that Sushi is settling in well and seems to be at ease in his new home.
