another walk
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asakiyumeOn the way to the supermarket and back I saw three creatures.
First was a northern leopard frog, sitting at the edge of the sidewalk, in meditative contemplation, staring at the grass.
Here is a photo of a northern leopard frog from the Internet (source). Like my leopard frog, he is staring to the left.
He looked like Bodhidharma, who meditated so deeply he lost his arms and legs.
Bodhidharma (source)
Only, my frog's arms and legs were still intact, and the fingers of his hands were pointing inward, like he was getting ready to make a sitting bow.
I kept walking and later I heard a noise like a cat hissing or like a red-tailed hawk screaming--but very quietly (khhhhhaaaaaa!), and there was a rustling in the grass. I looked, and a garter snake slithered away. I hadn't known they could make such a noise!
On the way back, the snake was long gone, but the frog was still there, still doing zazen. I didn't have a camera, so I crouched down to sketch him, but I only managed his hands before he decided he'd had enough and took one big leap into the green.
A little farther on, I ran into a rabbit--who also took a leap into the green, flashing its tail as it went. What a lot of wildlife for a very short walk.
First was a northern leopard frog, sitting at the edge of the sidewalk, in meditative contemplation, staring at the grass.
Here is a photo of a northern leopard frog from the Internet (source). Like my leopard frog, he is staring to the left.
He looked like Bodhidharma, who meditated so deeply he lost his arms and legs.
Bodhidharma (source)
Only, my frog's arms and legs were still intact, and the fingers of his hands were pointing inward, like he was getting ready to make a sitting bow.
I kept walking and later I heard a noise like a cat hissing or like a red-tailed hawk screaming--but very quietly (khhhhhaaaaaa!), and there was a rustling in the grass. I looked, and a garter snake slithered away. I hadn't known they could make such a noise!
On the way back, the snake was long gone, but the frog was still there, still doing zazen. I didn't have a camera, so I crouched down to sketch him, but I only managed his hands before he decided he'd had enough and took one big leap into the green.
A little farther on, I ran into a rabbit--who also took a leap into the green, flashing its tail as it went. What a lot of wildlife for a very short walk.
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Date: 2015-07-20 12:30 am (UTC)The garter snake's khhhhhaaaaaa is a terrific thing to know about - thank you. (The rock python in Kipling's Jungle Book is named Kaa;I bet for the same sort of reason.)
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Date: 2015-07-20 09:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-07-21 11:25 am (UTC)(did you see that entry I posted on Sunday, by the way? I think you might like some of the music I link to.)
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