Keishi Mirabara Hamster

[jazzfish]

In memoriam. Walked in to say hello to the presumably-sleepy beastie this afternoon before going to rislyn's for gaming, and she was nestled in the bottom of the cage, perfectly still.

She had a rough life to start with. I like to think I made things a little better for her: room to run and dig, a home that was mostly free from curious cats, food and water and perhaps not enough attention. I could tell she'd started to get used to me because she'd no longer bolt immediately when I opened the cage, she'd wait until my hand was fairly close.

She was adorable when she nibbled open sunflower seeds, or when she'd sit and groom herself. She seemed to like climbing on hands when we let her run around the box while her cage was being cleaned, and she'd occasionally talk to us ('tk-tk-tk-tk'). She was hard to photograph, unfortunately, mostly i've got fuzzy pictures of the already-fuzzy beastie.

I miss her.

The room is still warm
As its windows fill with snow
The wheel is at rest.
--John M. Ford

Comments

[darkfyre-muse.livejournal.com]

hugs to you, be well, or at least better

[jazzfish]

Thank you. *hug* It's an ongoing process, I expect.

[platypusgirl.livejournal.com]

it is hard to lose a pet.
*hugs*

[jazzfish]

:7 Yeah. *hugs back*

[selki.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[jazzfish]

Thanks. Was good to see you yesterday.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

That is sad. :(

[jazzfish]

Rather. I like the 'bury in a box with holes in it' idea, I may do that.

[vt-andros.livejournal.com]

My sympathies.

[jazzfish]

Thank you. Been one of those months.

[elvenyukiryu.livejournal.com]

*hugness!* let me know if there is anything I can do. : /

[jazzfish]

Certainement. *hughug* Unlikely; just time, I expect. But thank you, the offer is appreciated.

[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

I am sorry she's gone. I am glad she had a good life with you.

[jazzfish]

Thank you. I'm really glad I got to know her, even a little bit.

[isolde-deely.livejournal.com]

hugs - you made her life better.

****hugs*****

[jazzfish]

Thanks. *hug* I hope so.

[idoru.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure this isn't exactly what I mean to say, but I think bits of it are in there.

.:hug

[jazzfish]

When it's been too long since I've read Cummings I start whatever poem it is with the thought 'oh, it's him, it's gimmicky,' and it takes about two lines for the thought to click back on that no, it's not gimmicky, it's damned effective.

Which is to say, yes, and thank you, and *hug*.

[idoru.livejournal.com]

He and Neruda are two of my favorites; they don't always express a wide range, but what they do, they do exquisitely.

[lilac-breeze.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry for your loss... I know how it feels.

You gave the little one a wonderful home, and I know she had a happy life. *hugs*

[jazzfish]

Yeah. That's the trouble with hamsters, the short lifespan. I hope she was happy. Definitely happier than elsewhere she'd been, at least. Thank you.

[lilac-breeze.livejournal.com]

I agree completely. They have so much energy, so much life for such tiny creatures... but it doesn't last nearly long enough.

I'm certain that she was happy.

[meghatronn.livejournal.com]

She left this world knowing kindness and a shade less fear, thanks to you.

I like your quote--it's very apt. Perhaps Journey knows something of this experience as well, as they say that "the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'."

[jazzfish]

Thank you. It's harder to remember that some days than others. And, yay for hamster Journeys. :)

[heptadecagram.livejournal.com]

A year and a half is a good life for a hamster. I wish I had met her.

[jazzfish]

Robos supposedly live "three to four years," but a) it's anyone's guess how old she was, and b) she had a pretty rough life before she came to me. So, yeah. A good run.

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. Wishing him lots of shredding paper and sunflower seeds where he is now.

[jazzfish]

There is undoubtedly much burrowing-through-litter and cheek-stuffing going on. :) Thank you.

[playing-tragic.livejournal.com]

It is amazing how our non-human companions can slip past our best defenses and navigate our hearts like they own the place. I will miss reading about the wee-beastie.

[jazzfish]

Sometimes I suspect it's 'cos they do.

And, thank you.

[tnh.livejournal.com]

So very sorry.

You gave her the happiest life she could have, appreciated her ways, and were there for her. That's as much as it is given us to do.

[jazzfish]

Thank you. (And thank you for your hamster tales, too. They reminded me of how much the beasties add to one's life, and encouraged me to adopt this one.)

[tnh.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Jim did the same for me after a forty-year hamster gap.

Life is better with hamsters.