I wonder as I read about humans killing one another.  Animals only defend themselves when threatened.  Do we feel threatened?  If so, why?  We live on a planet of abundance. A rattlesnake doesn’t use its venom unnecessarily because it takes time to replenish.  A skunk is careful with spray.

On a houseboat, I watch the birds and tides.  I walk along the bay, seeing the niches and how they change throughout the day.

Today is cold and the wind is howling so wildly, I turn the sound up on my computer to hear inside the houseboat.  The gulls play with the wind; they dance, and without my glasses the white caps of the waves look like their wings.  

I’ve now learned the Great Blue Heron who welcomes entry to our pier is a she. And egrets abound.