When I saw Treasure, I said “I have to take your portrait,” and she said, “sure.” Another strong woman. No shyness, hesitation, worry about her hair, she is who she is. The animal rescue world is complex, wonderful and sometimes disturbing. But it draws people with big hearts, and you can see Treasure’s heart all over her face.

She spent the day with an aching back, coughing through her allergies and asthma (she smokes non-stop) and resisting any suggestion that she take better care of  herself. She talks almost non-stop lecturing the people around her on animals, their care and how machinery works. She was dazzled by Red and wants me to give her some sheep herding lessons.

I told her she first needed to get hold of a herding dog and that slowed her down, for just a minute. Happy to introduce  Treasure – her name got my attention for sure – I hope you will see a lot of her here.