Central Bark in bloom
by Eliana Aubin
Birds of Paradise and desert willows in full bloom against barn wood fences and Old Tucson style buildings - song birds nesting in budding mesquite trees - desert sage and greasewood bushes growing in large green clumps along the walking trails – wild flowers everywhere - and up above, the blue New Mexico sky with not a cloud in sight – springtime has settled at Desert Haven Animal Refuge, Sierra County’s no-kill domestic animal sanctuary.
Cool Cat Neighborhood in bloom
When mixed with a team of caring folks who want to make a difference, the entire atmosphere at the sanctuary takes on a spiritual feel. Spring at DHAR is truly one of Nature’s wonderlands, and the folks who visit the small sanctuary at this time of the year seem to appreciate it fully. They never fail to comment about it.
“What impresses me the most here is the collective synergy and great cooperation from the entire group” said local resident Steve Spaw on his very first visit to the sanctuary this past Tuesday, accompanied by Freddie Loveless and Reba Wagner as tour guides. “Everyone knows what the mission is and is happy with it. Everyone gets along well and that is also very impressive – a well-run and happy ship”.
This week, the Sierra County Humane Society wishes to thank “the Friends of Blue”, for the generous – and anonymous - donation made recently to Desert Haven in his name. Blue is a dog lost or abandoned in the Elephant Butte area some time ago. Some residents took pity on him and made food and water routinely available to him. Soon, he became known through the small Elephant Butte community as “Blue”. Several times now, anonymous donations to DHAR have been made in his name. What a kind gesture made in the name of a lost or abandoned dog to help other lost or abandoned dogs who find their way to DHAR.
Kudos go to Rod Heier of Caballo Lake RV Park, Don & Barbara Heller of Elephant Butte and Mary Roden of TorC for dropping off at Desert Haven food or money to purchase food for the birds and animals in our care. We also appreciate the recent donations made by John Lyall of Tijeras, NM, Joan Brewer, a former – always remembered with fondness - DHAR work camper who now lives in Connecticut, Mrs Richard Wagner of Elephant Butte in memory of her late husband, Susan Newman of Animas Creek Nursery, Mark Humble of To C. We also wish to thank Cecilia Perez of El Paso who adopted “Chiquita” from DHAR last year and who continues to remember the sanctuary in her charitable endeavors. Large or small, every contribution to Desert Haven is a token of appreciation for all the good work that is done at the sanctuary by a small and dedicated group of animal loving folks who want to make a difference in this world. With many little mouths to feed, the Desert Haven volunteers certainly put every donation to good use. Puppy food and treats continue to be in very high demand at this time.
This week, we especially wish to acknowledge the wonderful couple from Albuquerque who not long ago unloaded at Desert Haven several small and large – brand new - swimming pools for the residents of Dog Town. We set them up in the several doggie play yards this past Tuesday. Some of the little guys in the Pooch Play Yard did not wait long to jump in and wade in theirs as soon as it had been filled with water. They seemed to have so much fun in their large swimming pool that DHAR Animal Care Coordinator, Reba, who was watching them, promised to catch them in action whenever she had her camera handy. Her photos will go on our blog (www.DesertHavenAnimalRefuge.blogspot.com), and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/deserthaven). Interested in volunteering at Desert haven or Paws & Claws thrift shop? Contact us at 575-894-2778, 575-740-4100, or write to us at POB 638, Williamsburg NM, 87942.
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