Hello to all my friends in cyberspace! I wanted to apologize for not being around lately.
You see, I’m in the middle of a Walkabout.
Traveling season.
It is a bit different this year since we are confronted with COVID-19. Social distancing, per se, has not changed in my wilderness hikes, but it has definitely shaped travel and I do miss out on the human contact and story exchanges that I would normally have at the end of the day in some public forum.
I’m changing locations more frequently this year too.
Less of a base camp and more of an eternal romp.
I’ve also been in many places where I’ve had no connectivity. Being unplugged does have some nice advantages. For one, I’ve not missed all of the hateful commentary perfusing the Net. I’ve also been able to meditate easier, although one can travel internally too far if one is not careful.
I’ll write that story later and tell about how Mother Earth dramatically called my attention to it and how I needed to be “grounded.” Still healing . . .
On a metaphysical level, for the past couple of years, the Bear has been visiting me in various forms. And this continues with a new materialization this season. I’ve recently been blessed with watching some Elephant Seals and I discovered that Marine Mammals, known as “Pinnipeds,” or the “Fin-Footed Ones,” all descend from a common Ancestor called “Enaliarctos.”
Which means “Bear of the Sea.”
It had Bear-like teeth and used flippers to swim.
Apparently the Spanish settlers in California called Pinnipeds “Lobos Marinos.” Or, “Sea Wolfs.”
So comparisons to land mammals is how we land creatures relate. At least we recognized the power of these mighty apex predators.
Whatever you wish to call them, they are amazing. Breathing and breeding on land, spending months in motion amongst the waves on the hunt, and being able to withstand the ocean’s crushing pressures for extended periods. Quite the adaptations.
Us Two-Leggeds might learn a thing or two from these guys.
So anyway, I am crafting stories in my head as I go, but it will be a little while before I get them on “paper.”
Please don’t disappear or give up on me. I will return . . .
Photo: The Pale Evening Primrose. I encountered these beauties in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. They are armed with very sharp thorns. The Beauty and the Beast 🙂
We’re still here Earth Walker! No apologies necessary, we envy your ability to escape into nature and are anxious for your new tales to come. Elephant Seals you say? Big heavy brutes with large pointy tusks! I hope you kept your distance, especially if it was mating season? Lol!
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Thanks my friend ! I definitely kept my distance. Their presence definitely dwarfs my tiny stature – lol !
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Great post 😁
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Thanks so much !
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Oh wow. I love the Evening Primrose. 💛 Your photos are amazing. Enjoy your travels in nature. I was on the beach last week and randomly sculpted a seal in the sand. I love them. Happy wanderings. 🙂
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❤❤❤
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Enjoy your walkabout. We know where you are and know you will return at the right time 🙂
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Thanks! ❤❤
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i was wondering what happened to you !!! Thank you for checking inwithus ….i can’t wait to read your next story !!!! Cheers !!!! ❤
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❤💗❤
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Happy wandering, H. ❤
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Thanks Jane !!!
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Enjoy and be safe, I envy you and your disconnect. I am sure we will all be waiting for the stories.
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Thanks Sue ! ❤❤
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So good to hear from you. I was out of sync for a while with my husband having a serious illness but things are better. Sounds like the walkabout was just right.
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Sorry to hear of the illness, but glad things are better. Walkabout continues as long as places are open and I can follow COVID guidelines 🙂
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