20100223-4859

Found, roaming around today.

I was roaming, not my subject. He was rather static and not likely to run off. He had passed on; no longer pining for the fjords, or the great pine forest floor in the sky, or whatever it is that his species pines for once their wild roaming days have passed.

Something I didn't realize before, until reading up on this tonight, is that these little creatures live an average of 25-40 years and perhaps as much as 100 years. It's humbling to consider that one twice my age may be under foot, roaming around in my backyard. Imagine what's he's seen come and go through the woods.

20100223-4859

Found, roaming around today.

I was roaming, not my subject. He was rather static and not likely to run off. He had passed on; no longer pining for the fjords, or the great pine forest floor in the sky, or whatever it is that his species pines for once their wild roaming days have passed.

Something I didn't realize before, until reading up on this tonight, is that these little creatures live an average of 25-40 years and perhaps as much as 100 years. It's humbling to consider that one twice my age may be under foot, roaming around in my backyard. Imagine what's he's seen come and go through the woods.