365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Lichen Love Letter
Day 124: A friend once asked me if I felt my deep love for Nature was in any way returned. I gave him an unequivocal reply: "Yes, absolutely!" and then went on to explain that one can't apply human values to the exchange when in a relationship with a non-human partner. When I am gifted with something like finding a rare plant or watching ravens perform aerial acrobatics where my eyes are the only ones to see them, I perceive these things as rewards. Some are more obvious than others, and some approach a human-like parity; others are subtle and only apparent to someone who is more intimately connected. Some defy quantifying because they cross the lines. Case in point, finding a heart-shaped specimen of Buellia (erubescens?) on the day before Valentine's Day. When your Mother spends years on hand-crafting a present for you, there's no denying that a lot of love went into its creation.
Labels:
Buellia (erubescens?),
heart,
Longmire,
MORA,
Valentine's Day
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