coyote, snake, and caterpillar

i rarely even hear coyote over here, and very much miss the nightly coyote chorus of the desert southwest. but today, i saw my first coyote here in connecticut... and he looked healthy, though i think he would do better even deeper in the woods, perhaps out of this part of the state. we connected eyes, which shook my spirit in the best most magical way possible. 

when i saw snake, it was mere seconds after thinking "snake." i looked up at a cluster of rocks, thinking it would be a nice place to sit for a while, then i thought, "no; there should be snakes there, too." then i saw snake! chillaxing, staring at different rocks. snake never fails to get some kind of scream out of me... primal innate fear, and great respect. watched him slither off... he seemed very relaxed. 

caterpillar was dangling on a small silken cord off a tall tree, waving to and fro in the wind, struggling, struggling! like a tightrope walker with a broken tightrope, hanging on for dear life! 

and then ofcourse, winds were big and nice today...

bear!

that day, the other class (older clan) saw a bear! 

tracked it down; it tracked them down

more and more magic

barred owl

we saw a barred owl in class, a few weeks ago

her face looks like a modigliani painting:

big round eyes with a big long nose, circular head

magical feeling

we hooted back and forth to owl, as we crawled up a hill, and she sat in a tree

"i will never forget today" the kids agreed 

brave new

earth shaking
sky flashing
I AM SORRY!
to a tremble rumble flash shake sky
trees falling
on babies crawling
NO!
to a robot driven go go lie
walking forward
falling down
grasping upwards
tumbling down down down
striving to remember
remember
magic of simple nights just watching
stars walk across purple skies
simple waters rushing complex patterns
sunlight hitting reflections onto
solid mountain granite ageless stone
unmoving face that suddenly breaks
tumbling down down down
into cocoon morphing
trembling naked butterfly
new to a
brave new world

tree love 2

tree love

river wind lava stones

more spring flowers