WILW 5.4.11

Wow.. Wednesday already? Wait, it's May? Sheesh! OK obviously I need to get organized. I thought winter was going to last forever and now here it is almost 90 degrees. Anyhoo today I can't stop thinking about the dear creatures that make my heart strings go haywire at the drop of a hat. I'm talking about the wild and woolly animal kingdom, from the cute and cuddly to the creepy crawlies. I think there's much to be learned from our animal friends.

I'm loving silly/ sappy/ cheesy animal pictures, like these. No matter how lousy my day is going, these cutesy photos get me every time. I can't sit through a romantic movie to save my life, but I can't get enough of the mushy animal pictures. Go figure.

I'm loving my furry family, whom I missed dearly last week.

I'm loving the animal behaviorist and author Ralph Helfer. He wrote Modoc and Zamba, two of the best books about animals I've ever read.

I'm loving these PETA ads. Don't worry, I'm not going to throw red paint on you if I see you eating a burger or try to shove my cruelty-free beliefs down your throat, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't appreciate PETA's wacky ads. They are all about attention-getting tactics in the hopes that you will educate yourself about things like the fur trade, factory farms, and animal abuse. Once you have the facts, it's up to you to decide what's right. It's all about awareness!