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On a Wing and a Prayer
by Ogee
Small miracles surround us. Hummingbirds… Baby Mourning Doves… Honey bees… and Love in a Mist (aptly named). This collection of miracles flew in just a week ago on a wing (traveling from Taiwan – where it’s not so good to be a dog) and a prayer (of rescue and a forever home). One – Mary – has already found her way there. Abigail – another of the ten Reservoir Dogs rescued from a hoarding situation – has recovered from her […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, Gardens for Goldens, Golden Retriever, Hummingbird, Sunflowers, Taiwan Dog Rescue

Metamorphosis
by Ogee
“The butterfly is a flying flower, The flower a tethered butterfly.” ~ Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun Butterflies appear like flying petals flitting through the air. So beautiful – we forget the transformation required to achieve that beauty. From cocoon to caterpillar – their beginnings are far more humble. “There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” ~ Richard Buckminster Fuller We chuckle when people meet their perfect pup at Homeward Bound and think […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Butterfly, dog rescue, Dogs, Gardens for Goldens, Golden Retriever, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Hummingbird Garden, Monarch Butterfly, Rose Garden

Brought here, by you
by Ogee
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” ~ Beatrix Potter Gardens for Goldens passed a small milestone this week; 1,000+ followers. When I began this blog two years ago this month I envisioned a simple journal of our efforts to create a place of peace for Homeward Bound’s extended family while hoping to inspire a love of rescue. Through the process of chronicling the garden, I have […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, Garden, Gardens for Goldens, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden