Unlikely Animal Pairs

“Cooperating works.” Yes, indeed.

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Florida Jellyfish

Photo by Laura K. Deal

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Animal Consciousness

One of the benefits of the Internet, for me at least, is the amazing number of photos, videos, and stories that I see about inter-species relationships. Like Koko the gorilla and her kitten, or Roscoe the orangutan and his dog, or Owen and Mzee, the tortoise and hippo who bonded after the 2004 tsunami.

It’s [...]

Horse With No Name

A classic from America:

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The One-Hoss Shay; or the Deacon’s Masterpiece. A Logical Story.

By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then of a sudden it — ah, but stay, I’ll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the parson into fits, Frightening people out of [...]

Horse Sense

“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”

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Horse as Metaphor

Horses are associated both with the sun in that they pull the chariots of sun gods, and with the moon in that they are seen in ocean waves which are subject to tides. They denote power and strength, as well as freedom. Because they can learn to communicate with humans (especially humans who attempt to [...]

Pony and Cat

This one’s for Colleen:

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A Place to Reflect

 

Colleen Condit is a creative nomad in search of the eleventieth dimension. She holds magician’s degrees in both alchemic engineering and unicorn whispering. When she’s not busy juggling tarot cards and mirrors, Colleen works as a freelance editor, writer, artist, and sometimes musician. Look for more of her work at http://colleejo.blogspot.com/

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Darkness

By Donald Beriev

A thing few people, well actually no people, know about me is my intense love of darkness. Darkness and the night. Black forests and black nights.

Darkness speaks to me. It resonates with my soul. Does this statement scare you? Well, it shouldn’t. Not if you understand the kind of darkness I [...]