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: 2015-07-24 12:13 am (UTC)I haven't seen any snakes close up for a long time, but once, years ago, a huge rat snake managed to get into the house somehow and curled up behind the refrigerator. It was late, 10 or 11 p.m. when one of my boys discovered his presence. Not knowing what else to do, I called Animal Control. There was only one guy on duty, but he left his post and came to our house. After capturing the snake and putting it in a carry crate, he told us that he wasn't really supposed to, but that he planned on releasing it in the desert. We were glad to imagine that, although we couldn't give this particular visitor a permanent home, he would have the opportunity to find one better suited to him.
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Date: 2015-07-24 09:13 am (UTC)no subject
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