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TAMBLYN
at
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
Photo by Uncle John
BOOK FACE
WOLF MOON
Photo by John Lund
It is late January, 2021 and I´m awake at
2 am when I hear this loud whining sound that seems to come from inside the
house, then another sound that is like a growling animal sound, loud, but I am
still focused on the darkness inside, searching for the sound. Then I realize
it is coming from outside, and I open the blinds to look out the front window
of our San Rafael home, and I see a wolf standing at the edge of the sidewalk
in front of the door, his long snout angled up, howling at the moon. Wolves use
a variety of sounds to communicate. When the pack howls together they create a
chorus, similar to humans.
They overlay their voices, characterized by rapid pitch changes and wavering
howls. Wolves are very rare in California, but I know this one resides locally.
Sofia, on the other end of the house, is awakened and recognizes the call of
the wolf. I listen to the howling like it´s music. Is this a sign? A few years
ago there was a mountain lion in the same spot in front of my doorway. It
reminds me of Aldo Leopold´s lesson about wolves in "Thinking Like A
Mountain" that characterizes ecological thinking. "Only the mountain
has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf." Having
once believed that the eradication of predators, the wolf and mountain lion,
would preserve the deer, but didn´t recognize the imbalance it caused, Aldo
transformed his thinking to recognize the wolf with a sentiment of ecological
integrity. He understood the nature and mystery of the howl. I listen for
several minutes, amazed that the animal does not go away, and the howling is
louder than any other animal I´ve heard outside. I look through the peephole of
the door and he´s in the same position howling, and as soon as I open the door,
the wolf runs away.
I didn´t realize it was January´s Full Wolf
Moon until I read Bob Weir´s twitter feed when I get up:
"Welcoming in the first Wolf Moon of 2021! Occurring in Leo,
it's said to be the luckiest and most prosperous day of the year. The sun
shares its light with the generosity of Jupiter, marking new and bright
beginnings..."
The
wolf does more than howl to communicate. They whimper and whine, growl and
bark, yelp and snarl, smell, about 100 times stronger than our ability, as is
their hearing, superior to humans, with better night vision. They are strong
with sharp teeth, and they fear humans and tigers, but humans are not their
enemies and they will not attack unless provoked or threatened. The wolves can
be our brothers, protectors, loyal workers, and lovers, as their mates and
mothers feed their babies with milk.
The
wolves come to play, prancing with their fingers, happily and causing others to
dance merrily, rump in the air and bushy tail wagging.
January 24
- Wolves begin mating
January 25, 2024 -
Full Wolf Moon
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Full
Wolf Moon - Dead Ahead - Riviera Cancún, Mexico
January 13, 2024
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Johannes, a free dog
living in a large urban park, narrates this story.
He howls like a
coyote and runs at the speed of light.
He is The
Eyes, who sees all in the park,
and reports to the
elder bisons, who are The Keepers of the Equilibrium.
Children´s
Middle Grade Action & Adventure Book
GWENDOLYN
BROOKS & LANGSTON HUGHES
Let´s Connect With Our
Spanish Community through Poetry
Poemas de Uncle John
Editora de traducción: Cinthia Carrasco, Tania Carrasco
The Embrace by Sergey Gorshkov, Russia
2020 Wildlife Picture of the Year
He set up a camera in the remote
wilderness and it captured this picture
Excerpted
from The Lions and Me, by Deborah Santana from the anthology
Nothing
But The TRUTH So Help Me God
Era
of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
LISTENING
IN THE DARK: Women Reclaiming the Power of Intuition
What we need to learn about soil,
"the living skin of the Earth."
Considered by many as the father of
wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system,
Aldo Leopold was a conservationist,
forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast.
Thinking Like A Mountain by Susan L.
Flader
The Essential Aldo Leopold - Quotations and
Commentaries
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"Bob Dylan has written a book
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I'm a reader who enjoys it like a song
PHIL LESH reading the kids
stories before the show
Writers Dave Eggers and his wife Vendela
Vida & Journalist Phil
Bronstein
Poets Jack Hirschman and Agneta
Falk,
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