It is our luck that you don’t have more than squirrels there to entertain, hence we get the wonderful fantasies like Pooh Corner from your writers with prolific imagination of hephalumps and wozzles.

Yes, here on the coast of British Columbia life is pretty surreal and I don’t just mean the nature around, but the general well-being we enjoy here, say compared to the Congo region right now.

The lessons are everywhere, as you say, learning to live with our four legged relations is another way to practice the ‘ middle way’.

Thanks for your kind comment. God bless!

Yes, I give thanks everyday for my life here. But you know wherever we are is perfect. When I went to New York City I thought it was a great place to be, Central Park and the people were terrific. Each place has its own merrits.

Yes, I look forward to more adventures with the animals that come to visit!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend too!

Ouch, two feet of snow still! Today it was 51 degrees and I was out there again. Last week though, we had a bit of snow and the ducks were walking on the ice in the pond. Tonite, we will get down to freezing. That’s February on the Coast! But I am optimistic that Spring is on its way.

I can imagine the wildlife hanging out in your yard. The raccoons play in the trees while I am digging around, they are used to me sharing their space.

We are very fortunate to get to know the animal spirits up close.

May the sun shine upon you and hurry Old Man Winter along!

Thanks for sharing a bit of your wonderland. Please let us know about your early Spring…it is one thing I miss so very much, at this time of year, to go out and prune and clean. I am just itching to do so…we’ve still got a couple of feet of Snow to melt first, however!

It’s lovely having wildlife around. I’ve gotten to know the energy of each, and for the most part, we leave each other to our respective lives.

Yes, I feel like I am in Wonderland sometimes!

The image I wish I have is the one that a friend told me about. Picture her and her barking dog next to her at their kitchen window. She is standing on a stool, peering out and down to see what the dog is barking at. She is making eye contact with a bear lying on his back next to a basket with a high undisturbed pile of walnuts. He is looking at her and eating the nuts, leaving the shells on his belly!

She was too stunned to go and get the camera. I’ll try to pry myself away next time!

Thanks for engaging in my adventure stories!

As you often do, you take a unique perspective.

I read a book by Charlie Russell about his work with orphaned bears and how he trained them to fend for themselves in the Kamchatka area in Russia. Indeed he was able to befriend them and other bears in the area. The book also mentioned how a famous Japanese photographer who had a lot of experience filming bears, was mauled to death while he slept, because of the stupid behavior of others in the camp he was at.

I think conservation officers and parents of small children are not interested in finding out if humans can co-exist with bears in residential areas.
People are unpredictable. A few bear incidents around the province this past year, have people feeling uncomfortable about having the bears roaming around.

Perhaps one day we will evolve to behave like you envision!

Thanks for your wise words my friend.

This is like the story of Miruh in wonderland. Oh please take a photo of the bear the next time he is near. I too live in a place that was once inhabited by animals and we still have a part of it reserved by the state for endangered birds and marine wildlife. They are fascinating to watch and seem to have a free spirit.

Enjoy the energy of all of your animal spirits.

As you choose to examine ways of thinking, acting, thinking, dreaming and perceiving the world, you may come to discover a series of habits. People will tell you what is good for you or not, what you should or should not do. This is external effort to regulate your existence. Few people choose to direct their focus completely inward. Not everyone realizes or accepts that to permit emotions to flow is a way to release them. Even anger is an energy you can learn to direct more wisely.