It is a rare treat to be in the Memorial Garden at sunset.
After the feeders leave, a hush falls over the entire rescue as pups – exhausted from a day of play – bed down with full bellies for the night.
“Slowly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon, like a magician, extended his golden wand o’er the landscape.” ~ Longfellow
Instead of dogs barking, the air is full of the sounds of birds chirping, bees buzzing,
and wings fluttering while everyone gathers their own evening meal.
Bunnies come out of hiding and watch with curiosity as I go about my weeding and dead-heading; and you get the sense that eyes are upon you from everywhere.
Our president and co-founder owns and lives on the property that she and her husband purchased and lease to Homeward Bound. They moved to the county when their suburban house outgrew their rescue dream.
She told me once that the minute she laid eyes on what was then a barren field with only a house and barn – she knew she was home.
What has been built for the dogs is nothing short of a miracle requiring many hands and able bodies.
And yet, the best part of the day is when all the volunteers go home and quiet falls over the property like a blanket as the sun lowers on the horizon.
A perfect place to call home for those who are homeward bound.
Gardens For Goldens 
Absolutely magical place and sumptuous photography!
It IS a magical place. Thank you for visiting. 🙂
Homeward Bound – perfect name. 🙂
Perfect place. 🙂
WOW! That was quite a transformation from almost-empty land to what is now HBGRR! I wish I’d had the money to do something like that when I was younger.
Your photos are all gorgeous – as always – but my favorite (of course) is the last one.
It is amazing what strong backs, determination, and blessed donations will build. 🙂
What everyone has done with that barren piece of land is nothing short of a miracle. A lot of hard work with a lot of very special people.
And the garden, I was there almost 6 yrs. ago and never thought the garden would look the way it does now. Absolutely a magical place now.
Wonderful story telling❣️
You remind me…I should post some of the earliest photos of the “garden” before it was. Quite the transformation. But then – so has everything there been. Thank you!
What a transformation!! Outstanding work on this haven for Goldens.
really awesome
Nivetha.s
Again, I say there should be a ‘Love’ option to click on for your photos and stories. This one is so wonderful – just beautiful words and photos. You caught the sunlight in the garden just perfectly! I could almost smell the air. 🙂
Thank you, Mary!
I loved seeing the “before”, Audrey, and the beauty of the “after”. You’ve captured the evening light and shared it with us – thank you.