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i had drawn this out of no where early,  for nothing.    the smear…a spatter of barbque sauce  on an otherwise "good" page…so i thought  how could it be beauty Full….asked the pencil

 


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was standing at the sink  looking out that little window which is not my usual   Looking Out window.   it looks into the old Doe Forest.    Movement in the distancc,  trees,   the squirrel.    Not where i am used to seeing himThem.   But there….branch to branch and suddenly,   there were

TWO

there were two of Them  running  spinning  flinging  all within the space of that small window screen that was like an old time TV   They chased and spun and just   PLAYED.    PLAYED.   with each other.   there was such Joy,  such Wild Abandon  all for no reason other than what it was….those moments,  of sharing the Joy of EachOther in the tree branches .   Arboreal Squirrels.  TWO of them.   

 

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10 responses to “experiencing looking”

  1. maria Avatar
    maria

    life is breath in … the running spinning spun and playing and breath with attention

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  2. jude Avatar
    jude

    I spend a lot of time watching squirrels. The really young ones chase each other as play, the older ones as an act of mating or dominance. The young ones are practicing I suppose. There will be a real fight for food this winter. No nuts. No acorns. Last year I was shoveling them off the deck.

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  3. Peggy McG Avatar
    Peggy McG

    Love the energy of squirrels! I wrote a comment under the spiderwebbed window..somehow lost it.. but had to do with a missed opportunity to look at a wild tarantula! It wandered into a group setting at potluck and I was busy getting my food out if the van… the people picked it up on a plank and gently moved it away from the party. I sure hope I get another opportunity! The lizards stay hidden too but when i am not looking they crawl up on my free standing solar panel and pee all over it!! I know they exist too!

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  4. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    22 years ago, when we were first becoming an “us”…we went for a walk in my neighborhood, where he stepped into the road to stop a car from running over a tarantula. He then picked up a small stick to gently encourage it on its way. I knew he was a keeper!
    The lizards here poop all over our patio!

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  5. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Grace~ At the old place – a tree outside of the bedroom window was a beloved playground for the squirrels. They would chase each other ’round and ’round…chattering like crazy!! They were so loud!

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  6. Peggy McG Avatar
    Peggy McG

    Lol! Glad you had similar experiences!

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    a dance

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    it is interesting to me that there is only that one…now
    maybe two. So much space…a whole old Pine Oak forest
    There is an abundance of acorns and pine nuts this year. I am surprised with the stress of the Intense Heat through end of summer, the Goats eat acorns all day. They are fat.

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Love that the lizards are willing to share space…and
    this story of tarantula…thank you. I thank Them.
    They are magnificant beings. We walked with them
    when i was in El Cerro Mission NM.
    Thank you for telling this

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    yes..speech is so much Them

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