talking to the animals of TOWN NECK…

good morning, I spoke softly to the zig zagging rabbits on my predawn rambles

where are the coyotes? have they had their fill of rabbits this year?

a heron, walked dinosaur-like through our yard…pure awe

then pooped on my shed

I often witnessed the seals still snoozing

they sleep later (& maybe better) than I do

sometimes I would sing…good morning starshine, the earth says hello

they watched me, do they know my voice?

I whisper to shore birds that I would never harm them

or their eggs…together we all relaxed a bit

one morning loads of squid were nestled in the high tide mark

what happened to you funky creatures?

ecological disaster?v I asked Jack

well Lisa, there are many possible explanations

I’ll be right there

A plastic zip-lock bag containing several squids, labeled with the date '7/16' and the contents 'SQUIDS'. The bag is placed on a wooden surface.

Jack’s bait

MORE ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS…

A deer walk by my mother-in-law’s window…magic for us both.

I spotted an elusive oriole twice…come back please.

I tried to befriend a crow, we aren’t quite there yet. Maybe next year?

We watched osprey parents trying to get their kiddos to fledge.

“We’re not, after all, separate from the animal kingdom. We’re part of it.”

—Jane Goodall

I swoon in the presence of all things…

broken, bent, torn and stained

the often discarded 

have always captured my attention

in ways that newness

or perfectness never have

Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure. —Rumi

The verse above is from a poem of mine titled: In The Ruins

https://lisalillibridge.com/2018/02/22/in-the-ruins-my-love-story/