Tuesday

A very sad day.  My smallest and youngest elephant has died. 



This is Mumbushi with Abdi, the keeper who helped with the rescue.  Poor baby, only a couple of months old and he saw his mother killed, had his head slashed with a machete, other various cuts and stuff on him.  A day later and look how trusting he is of Abdi.   Can't even begin to describe how heartborken I am over the news.

Definitely booking the private time at the Trust for October.  Although the evening visits will be nice, you can't really be near the babies except through the fence of their stable.  So I will pay the money and be able to touch and hug them.  

Love you, Mumbushi.  So sorry, baby, for what humans did to you.  Rest in peace, angel.  You are with your mama again.

This person , B, is really starting to bug me.  So shallow, it's irritating.  Have decided to hide their posts.   Otherwise I might say something I don't want to.  

Anyhow, enough sadness for today.  Have a great rest of the week, my friends.

TTFN

Comments

Julie M said…
This is such a wonderful shot of Mumbushi and Abdi. So sad for him to lose his mum like he did, suffer from slash wounds and then die. He had lost the one thing in his life that meant everything to him, his beloved mother. God how I hate these people who have no regard for animals. Oh, I am making myself feel terrible when I was feeling better than yesterday. Is the private time expensive? No matter I can't see how you could possibly go and not do this it will be so so lovely for you. RIP little Mumbushi you are now with you mum again. Julie xxx
September 1, 2011 at 1:48 AM
Belinda said…
I know, Julie. Just reading the post again has the tears coming. The private visit is $300 US, so it will be a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but I have to do it. I am already planning my next trip there, where I am going to be able to save for it. I hope I can do it again.
September 1, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Julie M said…
$300 US is also about $300 Australia dollars at the current exchange rate. It is a lot but I couldn't not do it. Where ever we go we always spend our money first on things like this before meals out and trinkets to take home. When we were in NZ in January this year we spent over $500A each to go up on to the Fox Glacier and walk around for 4 hours on the glacier. Most people just stand down the bottom and look up which is really a waste of time. If you are going to go you have to do it and the money goes back to the babies anyway. You will LOVE it. This time next year for me. My husband is even keen to go now. xxx
September 1, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Belinda said…
I know. I have a neighbor that I won't tell this to, she would think I am crazy. But I don't really care about money. I just want to enjoy what I can while I can. Sounds weird, but I know I can't take it with me, and I could go out and get hit by a bus tomorrow. So why not enjoy what I can while I can.
September 1, 2011 at 10:45 PM
Julie M said…
Why would she think you are crazy? She probably likes to look at a figure in a bank book. No enjoyment in that. If I ever complain about not having a lot of cash my Dad says that is what it is meant for - to go round, to enjoy it - not to put in the bank for a rainy day. Your dead a long time so I'm not worrying about retirement I'm trying to enjoy what I have now and will think about that when the time comes. Like you say I could be hit by a bus or illness tomorrow and life is too short for regrets. My father in law is all concerned about how much he will have to leave Ross and his brother which I don't understand, when you are dead you are dead and it won't matter. Here they say if you leave your kids your house they are doing well just spend the rest. ha ha
September 1, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Belinda said…
Yes, everything for her is the bank book and bank statements. Sad. She doesn't go anywhere or do much of anything. Only goes to the library, doesn't own a book, can't understand why I buy books. Weird. To me, a book is like an old friend that I revisit many times. Love every book I have.

A little less than 2 hours and I have a long weekend. Yeah, it's supposed to rain most of it. Oh well.
September 2, 2011 at 2:15 PM
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