Friday, August 18, 2017

West of Eureka, Nevada

Less Human Sightings

Curtis asked why it’s so common to see two horses, standing side-by-side, head to tail.  We see this in the countryside when we come upon a ranch—which is rare in the desert.

“From what I can see, the horses are poised to help each other by using their tails to get the flies off the other horse’s face,” I said.  “It’s a kind gesture, isn’t it?”

Curtis nodded in agreement. Yes, I’m truly gaining a greater awareness of animals. Antelope especially. And rabbits are everywhere, both dead and alive. I see, also, a more frequent appearance of scat, or dung—both fresh and dry—from coyotes. Personally, I would rather see evidence of natural death for the bunnies, over mishaps from under the wheels. For deer, I can say, without a doubt, there’s an easy two dozen bodies per day.   https://instagram.com/p/BX9OxdbF4N2/    https://instagram.com/p/BXwtRIbF1dJ/   

In Ely, our satellite station for so many days, the deer were practically walking with me on the sidewalks of the town’s tiny business district. That was before dawn, of course.

I had to come off the highway early today, for the drive to Las Vegas, where I’ll catch the Vancouver plane early tomorrow. For a break, our crew stopped by a rest area for wrap prasadam. There we saw warning signs for rattlesnakes. I took advantage of the minutes during wrap-prep to read out loud some verses of the Gita. Here’s one.

“When a sensible person ceases to see different identities, which are due to different material bodies, he/she attains to the Brahman conception. Thus he/she sees that beings are expanded everywhere.

                                                                                            Bhagavad-gita As It Is  Chapter 13, Verse 31

May the Source be with you!

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