Yesterday I was at Cavallo Point where I saw a Black-Crowned Heron catch a Monkey Face eel in the rocks. I had no idea of the abundance of sea life there until I watched a video on poke poling in the rocks.
It took some time for the Heron to swallow the eel, so one gull, and then, two, came in to offer help. There was an interesting scuffle but the Heron held on, and eventually gulped down the whole, juicy, eel.
I keep thinking of the Danish tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes. It took a child to point out: “The emperor has no clothes.” And now, the emperor is being exposed, is seen as having no clothes or agenda, other than himself, as his cloak unwinds and dissipates, exposing deceit, incompetence, ignorance, greed, and lies.
The weather just dropped over 20 degrees today and the wind is a vigorous howl. I sense Mary Poppins landing down with her umbrella bringing with her a spoonful of sugar, and common sense.
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