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Sacrifice

Timothy Price46 Comments

A sad, true story of a very young racoon pup I found gutted near my doorstep as if it had been sacrificed.

Sacrifice
By Timothy Price

[Verse 1]
I buried a raccoon pup at dawn
Found him by the steps
Heartless and empty

[Chorus]
Another life lost
Dark world so cruel
Why should I care?
You silly old fool

[Vers 2]
Secretly sacrificed
Under half-moon that rose at two
Such a dark mystery

[Bridge]
A spark of life was lit
To be snuffed out so soon
A baby raccoon as a sacficial lamb
So much misery for such a little life

[Chorus]
Another life lost
Dark world so cruel
Why should I care?
You silly old fool

[Otro]
With last rites fitting
Any innocent soul
Tucked in under spadefuls of sandy soil
Laid to rest, secured for eternity

Dusk

Dawn

Timothy Price35 Comments

Dawn

Update on the orphan owlet from the raptor rehabilitor:

“The owlet is eating like a pig and doing well. He’s spending days outside in the GHOW enclosure with foster dad GHOW Royal to ensure he knows he’s a GHOW, and enjoy fresh air and nature sounds. For now, when he’s in the outdoor enclosure in the daytime, he’s in a large sheltered nestbox with wooden slats so he can see and hear Royal but will stay secure in the nestbox while he’s still smaller. I’m bringing him in at night because it’s still a bit cool overnight here and he doesn’t have siblings to snuggle with for warmth. Eventually he’ll be staying in the outdoor enclosure with Royal 24/7 and he’ll have room to learn/ practice flying.”

If you would like to donate to Wildlife Rescue, Inc. in New Mexico to help the orphaned owlet and other rescued wildlife, go to https://wildliferescuenm.org/donate-give/.

Mama Owl waiting for Daddy Owl to bring breakfast.

House Finches in silhouette

House Finches

The Mudback of Notre Pond holding his head up

Another turtle checking things out

Still Dawn

Ducks in the mist

Tracks on the beach. The trail is from a beaver’s tail dragging in the sand.

Sunrise

Mudback of Notre Pond changed position after sunrise

Blue Grosbeak

The Lone Owlet looking east after sunrise

Laurie caught El Vato Kitty sitting with the silver-haired Sasquatch

Sunset

The Lone Owlet at dusk

The moon, Jupiter and Venus were line up nicely tonight.

Let Them Eat Squirrel

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5:45 AM

Looked like Mama Owl had a squirrel she was feeding to The Lone Owlet

Turtles at Dawn

Ducks at Dawn

Dawn

Towers at Dawn

Mudback of Notre Pond

Curious coyote pup

Tired-looking coyote mom

Settling in to sleep after a good squirrel breakfast

Pre-sunset

Black Pheobe catching flies at sunset

The Lone Owlet at sunset

Nice pink at sunset

Ducks at dusk

Dusk

Can you find Jupiter and Venus?

Jupiter and four moons

Jupiter and Venus are easier to see in the above photo.

Iceberg @ Dawn

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No much left of this iceberg floating down the Rio Grande at dawn.

Female Blue Grosbeak

Yertle the Turtle hanging out in a mud puddle in the almost-dry, clearwater ditch.

Owlet @ Dawn

What looks like either a flycatcher or western bluebird hanging out above Mama Owl. I think it figured it’s less likely to become dinner above Mama than below Mama.

The mystery bird perched above Mama Owl

Mama Owl

Owlet @ Dusk

Jupiter with two of its moons

Shock Of The Old

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Dawn

I got a “May the 4th be with you” beaver bitch slap at dawn

Killdeer

Spunk

Windows 95 still booted on a 1997 Winbook FX

Silver’s shock of the old!

Sasha’s less dramatic shock of the old!

Nothing shocks El Vato…

He’s was bullied by large, mean dogs before moving in with Laurie’s parents.

A dark dusk

Paparazzo To Ground Control

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Last dawn from Germany



I am sitting in the airport in Houston, waiting for my flight to Albuquerque. The flight is delayed.

Another bye from Atlas

Frankfurt

Map showed we were flying of Dundee.

I slid up the window blind, and sure enough!

I waved at Shey and John as we flow over.

Noerthern Quebec is still frozen

The Mississippi

Houston interchange

Freeway

In the airport

Dusk

Last Day In Dundee

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Dawn

Sunrise

She will have to explain this character in a comment. She told me about him, but I’m sure I would mix it all up.

I spent a delightful last day in Dundee walking around with Shey and John. We visited St Paul’s Cathedral, a museum, and the V&A. Then I stayed in the V&A until it was time to catch the bus to Edinburgh.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

The musem had excellent history of Dundee and Scotland.

This is an old movie theater turned into a performing arts space. John said the Lone Ranger visited the theater when he was five.

Precarious tagging

The gull on the streetlight was eyeing the man’s food.

Then we walked around in the old graveyard. The oldest headstones are from the late 1700s.

A lot of the graves had fascinating stone engravings.

The V&A us a wonderful place to hang out.

The have great exhibits

I was sitting in front of a window that leans out over the water.

On my walk to the bus stop

Caught a bus to the airport in Edinburgh

Spitfire outside the Airport Hilton in Edinburgh

Sunset

Dusk