Enter “Benny,” one of the rescue elephants at Abu Camp. The camp is dedicated to rehabing elephants who have been in captivity, or rogue elephants who are being relocated, and returning them to the wild, and while they are in “rehab” they become part of […]

In the late spring of 2004, my brother, myself, and two friends set off on a 4-week photography safari in southern Africa. A gift to me from my bro, bless his soul. As you can imagine, such a trip was a dream come true for […]

I had a most wonderful chat with a cat, Kali, this past week. Kali had passed over, with help from her beloved person, Ellie, on April 29th after struggling with heart disease for quite some time, and she talked to me from what I can […]

I received the following comment in response to my last blog, “Talking to Departed Spirits.” “Hi Leta, What about lost animals? How can you tell whether they are alive or have transitioned? Is there a difference … This is a great question so I wanted […]

Many people wonder if contacting beings who have died is possible. And there is no simple answer to this question. Each person’s beliefs about the soul and what happens when we die dictate the breadth of his or her experiences in this realm. I personally […]

Do animals flag me down on the street? Are they just waiting everywhere to ambush me and have a conversation? I get asked a LOT if I walk around hearing voices or what animals are thinking all the time? The answer is a simple NO. […]

I love this picture of  “Mine That Bird” because it shows this horse in a quiet, intimate moment. Not on the racetrack or after the big win, with roses gracing his fabulous shoulders. In case you haven’t followed the story, this horse won the Kentucky […]

It has been soooo long since I’ve raised a puppy. Not just a few have passed through my life, but it has been many years since the last young one. Most of my animals are rescues, but Frida was a different kind of choice: one […]

I remember clearly talking to a small shaggy Toto-type dog a few years ago and his telling me that he loved to sleep because when he was asleep he always dreamed he was flying. Actually I don’t think he said he dreamed he was flying; […]

The conversation went very fast: “Who do you think you’re like, Charlie?” “Genghis Khan” (Charlie replied without missing a beat). I was totally bowled over by this response, as Charlie is the most loving dog you ever met. “Why, Charlie?!” “Because he was a great […]