Lions in the Barnyard
I think this is Myrtle’s last winter. She is hacking, which is tempting to think is a bronchial issue from the damp cold weather. As it’s not responding to treatment, however, I suspect it’s a sign she’s having difficulty clearing her cud because her teeth are going. She is, at minimum, a ten year old […]
Lions in Mendocino
I was awake at 5am, feeding thin sticks into my newly kindled fire, when my phone pinged. My neighbor was asking for help. A mountain lion had attacked their goats, and they wanted to know if I could bring my medical bag. I headed out the door and walked through the blue predawn to their […]
Community Flock
Slender tendrils of grass thread their way between the trampled thatch of dead grey matter formed from generations of oxidizing plants, left standing until we arrived. The electric green cotyledons of wild radish speckled the cool fall ground. The sinking sun gave shining edges to the clouds, moving swiftly through a sky like a dusky […]