He sniffs; I sniff. Just enjoying our full corporeality. Only he is so much better at it than I am. While I’m like, “ah… the smell of fresh grass…” he’s like “nice male puppy who just got neutered; dominant middle-aged female; old cranky male whose kidneys are giving out (wait, that’s me!); rabbit!”
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The Mouse and the Ladybug
Lately I’ve been trekking to Colorado to my in-laws’ to help prepare their old house for sale. In the absence of humans, other denizens have taken up residence. The first I noticed were the mice. I didn’t notice mice, that is, but I noticed mouse droppings. Lots of them. Everywhere. My mind raced to rabiesContinue reading “The Mouse and the Ladybug”
A kick in the pants
The other day I got kicked by a horse, a recently-gelded Arabian named T’Challa. I’m sure, to him, I deserved it. I was, after all, messing with his feet, where, common equine wisdom says, a horse’s brain is really located. It takes a lot of trust, that, willingly giving over your capacity for fight orContinue reading “A kick in the pants”
On Peace 1
My mother will sometimes quip that she is part plant – something to do with being solar-powered. It must be a gene I’ve inherited because I pop awake with the sun. Daylight savings wreaks havoc with me. This past summer, I picked up the habit of decamping to the back porch in the early hoursContinue reading “On Peace 1”
Life in the Multiverse 