{"id":2154,"date":"2014-07-14T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T22:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2016-10-06T08:46:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:46:25","slug":"the-circle-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/the-circle-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Circle of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/the-circle-of-life\/image-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,305\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blue Bird\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2282\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Bird\" width=\"800\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/image-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"id_53c40ce216f412385039006\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"userContent\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">I gave up my bacon this morning for a little bird in a distressful situation! <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"userContent\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">One of my cats (Hershey) caught a Eastern Bluebird, and as I walked out my door, I heard its screech for help. I immediately went to its rescue. It was no easy task. Hershey did not want to give up, but neither would I! I chased Hershey from one side of the yard to the other with the bird flapping its wings as Hersey tightly gripped it i<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">n her mouth. The bird was almost as big as Hershey. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"userContent\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">My dogs, Bear and Callie, sat on the sidelines watching me in my PJ&#8217;s, evidently enjoying the game they thought I was playing with the cat. If I am not mistaken, I think I heard them snickering. Or was that one of my neighbors? <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"userContent\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">The moment finally came, and the bird was released from Hershey&#8217;s grip just long enough for it to escape.\u00a0It was injured but still alive and fluttered to a nearby bush. I rushed inside to retrieve the bacon I had prepared for my breakfast and used it to entice Hershey away from the injured bird, giving it a chance for survival. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><span class=\"userContent\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Overhead, birds flew from branch to branch, sounding the warning call of danger. 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