Monday, September 26, 2011

Evening Investigation

The backyard is a magical place.  Most folks completely lose sight of the great big world somewhere along their journey.  I think a big reason many people use drugs is to bring that magical mystery of being a child back into their life.

Our backyard is full of snails and slugs during the warm months.  Every now and then, there will be a slug bloom.  They'll be everywhere!

These Striped Leopard Slugs are big enough to pet.  Big enough to cuddle if you really wanted to.  They can really get moving too!

What is out there in the darkness?  A trained human eye could see so much more than a photo-  A burned-out fire, a pile of broken twigs, a chain link fence decorated with flecks of spray paint, plastic sheeting laying in the dirt, pieces of the neighbor's shingles...  Imagine what the cat can see.  Tiny insect eyes, death throes, city smells, a caterpillar panting, weeds breaking through the soil.

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