Yeah, you’ve got me nodding and smiling now. And I really think that “Love animals? Don’t speed” would work just right.
I once had this little bird fly straight into my window, and I was thinking all night if it would be okay, the bird was just sit there for a day, on the ledge. It did wobble up and fly away eventually, but the helplessness in that moment hit me hard.
Chief Seattle reminded of the words by Carl Sagar for our ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Earth.

That Earth angel in opossum form wanted to live. It’s not fair. I felt its sweetness, its purity. I couldn’t save it. Now, if jerks in a hurry can just realize they are killing the beauty we, even they (in part) want to be here for, then… that will be cool & maybe mitigate some amount of positive outcomes. If there were a sign in the yard that read: “Love animals? Don’t speed,” with maybe an image of a raccoon prayin,” may do some small amount of good, plant a seed in some dimwit’s brain? I do not know if it would do any good or not. Around here, we may find someone shot the sign right at the praying raccoon image. Funny for a rebellious one, but not cool to someone hoping people will better love the animals we need. Don’t talk to yourself, there ya go, something to read.

Haha no need to apologize, Dawn! Honestly, that’s the whole point of my blog, to have conversations like this. I’m an introvert in real life, so writing is my cheat code 😂. So trust me, I love when someone leaves a long, thoughtful comment. Never stop typing, you’re basically keeping me from talking to myself here. haha

Oh Dawn, reading your words felt like stepping right into your world for a moment. You’ve got such a gentle soul, and it really shows in how deeply you care, not just for Murph and the little creatures you’ve loved, but even for the ones most people just drive past without a second thought. I can only imagine how heavy it must’ve felt with that opossum.
You’re right, I hope they do have someone to talk to, because carrying those moments around can’t be easy. But you know what? The way you spoke to that little one, prayed for it, and just stood there being present – that matters more than you probably realize. That kind of compassion is rare.

Charmer. I saw you responded to a comment I made… I thought to myself, “Oh my word, it’s been so many days, what did I say, and to what?!” That’s how busy I seem to be. Fireflies, bless them for the magick they bestow upon us. Here, we call them lightning bugs, but in reality, they are simply magick bugs. I read there are different species. Those I’ve enjoyed my entire life light up upon ascension, I don’t know the species everyone else sees. Maybe they’re reminescent a soul transcending this particular realm.
I even get angry at speeders on this country road, not only for the animal sufferings, but for the lightning bugs who have lit up my life since I was a young lass. Just this morning, amidst other awful speeding consequences I’ve witnessed, there was an opossum tragedy this morning. I investigated a barely moving animal on the road. I moved it by sticking a wooden plank under its belly to get it out of the road. I called the sheriff’s dept. & a sheriff’s deputy met me at the scene maybe 15 minutes after my call, where the sweet darling lie. I spoke to it & prayed for it, for it is an individual who truly fought to live after a car impact.
The officer was kind, said he’d put it out of its suffering, if I wished. Well, I hoped a wildlife recue place could maybe perform surgery & save it, but, neither the officer nor the dispatch woman knew of help for a wild animal.
I apologized to the deputy for starting his day with killing one of God’s creatures. He told me the worst call he went on was for a mother deer, a doe, who was hit & lied dead in a ditch, the baby, a fawn, was lying over its dead mother. When the deputy approached, his heart ached for the baby. Then he saw it was alive on its mommy, but its hind legs were ripped off by a speeding a******. He had to shoot the baby as it lay upon its mother.
I hope these people get good counseling for what they have to see (human & animal).
I heard the gunshot to end the suffering about 3 minutes after I walked away from our conversation. I said a prayer & apologized to that little one on behalf of the ignorant humans.
Considering the lapse in moments until I heard the shot, I think that man didn’t want to do it & maybe also said a prayer for its soul.
I pray to our firwflies & lightning bugs… “Move! Get the he** out of the road, you beautiful creatures!! Just go North or South, pick a direction already!! You’re stressing me out here!!” Please don’t die, the world needs you & your magick.

I think you are right 💜

Oh, totally Dawn, there are definitely others like you out there. Quiet observers are kind of like fireflies… you don’t always spot them, but they’re glowing all around. Sending you a whole lot of sunshine and bird songs 🙌🫂