Touching and Being Touched: The Rainforests of Costa Rica
The presence of the world is precisely the presence of its flesh to my flesh. –Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from The Visible …
Tag Archives: wildlife
Other-Worldly Encounters with a Feral Cat
She sauntered into our yard about a month ago, this young orange tabby with a white bib. Her gaze passed …
Capturing the Spirit of Our Kindred Cousins
Sculptor Nichola Theakston works in bronze and ceramics to capture the spirit of creatures found in her native Wales and …
Ding-Dong, The Witch Is Dead!
Like many living in rural areas, my husband and I enjoy watching the show that nature puts on outside our …
Into the Wild – On Safari in Africa
My brother and his wife have had a life-long love affair with the wildlife and habitats of southern Africa. So …
The Deer’s Scream, My Mother’s Eyes, and a Ripe Strawberry
The deer fleeing for its life turns to look at me with my mother’s eyes. Dark fierce eyes, bitter-bright, locking …
A Deer’s Scream – Beauty and Brutality at Home and in the Hills of Vietnam
The most horrifying sound I’ve ever heard came one night soon after we moved here. A scream of pure terror …
Waterholes in the Wild and the Backyard
Waterholes, whether in the wild or the backyard, are natural gathering places for wildlife and people who like to watch …
