Category: Nature images

October 19, 2016

“Blurtso sits under a tree”

I love the smell of wood in autumn, and the sound of dry leaves. This is a very nice log. I wonder which tree it came from? I suppose it was like any other tree, growing slowly, drinking minerals, seeking sun. I suppose birds built nests in its branches, and squirrels chased up and down. I suppose it was at the center of a universe of sights and sounds, never thinking it would fall, and be hollowed out. I guess the shell always outlasts the heart, and the forest is strewn with empty armor. And every living thing is immortal… until it dies.

July 20, 2016

“Bonny teaches the greatest lesson of all”

Ditto is very talented, said Blurtso. I know, said Pablo, Bonny is always teaching him something useful and profound.

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July 19, 2016

“Bonny and Pablo look at the stars” (I)

Do you think there are donkeys on other planets?

July 14, 2016

“Blurtso walks to Walden”

Mmmmm, the cooling air makes the grass smell sweet, and the sounds seem more distinct… a raven, an owl, the echo of an axe… and the quickening pulse of the crickets.

July 10, 2016

“Bonny and Ditto share some quality time” (III)

When painting a “nature” canvas, said Bonny, the artist must become one with the subject and reveal its innermost secrets…

Excellent! said Bonny.

July 1, 2016

“Morton’s Pond” (XXII)

“Sounds” – I talked to Pablo about deer ticks and he told me their full name is “ixodes scapularis” and that they drink an animal’s blood four to five days before letting go. He said they can spread lyme disease, but that humans are more susceptible than donkeys. Maybe that’s why there aren’t as many humans in the woods. Maybe now that I know more about deer ticks, they will be less interested in biting me.

June 29, 2016

“Morton’s Pond” (XX)

“Smells” – Bonny and Pablo made a pumpkin pie. I could smell it from the other side of the lake. I walked to their cabin to tell them I could smell the pie, and they offered me a slice.

June 27, 2016

“Morton’s Pond” (XVIII)

“Sounds” – The echo of an axe. Pablo. I helped him stack wood in the shed behind his cabin. He said I should gather some.

June 24, 2016

“Ditto finds a pencil” (III)

Where’s your pencil? said Virginia. I left it at home, said Ditto. What about the museum, said Virginia, and the tourists and audio phones? I’m not going to do it, said Ditto. Why? said Virginia. I like Concord the way it is. Yes, said Virginia, the library, the cemetery, the inn, and the friendly people at the Main Street Café—it’s a nice town, and more traffic might spoil it. Yes, said Ditto, and encourage someone to put a stop light on Main Street.

June 23, 2016

“Morton’s Pond” (XVII)

“Tastes” – Thinking about eating. Me eating grass. Clouds eating colors. Sounds eating sounds and ticks eating me… even thoughts eating thoughts. Everything a big circle of eating.