Survival Instincts

When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. - C.S. Lewis

Life is a gift so I want to make the most of it, capturing the sights along my way. At the same time, I am not numb to these historic moments and the odd fact that there's a willingness by some to drift into fascism. This and the Poets and Storytellers United prompt to "focus on a letter of the alphabet" resulted in the prose below.

Both lemmings and bushy tailed squirrels are rodents with a sense of self-preservation.

I've seen none of the former to my knowledge in person but plenty of the latter.

Replacements will be planted for the trees (above) cut down. Local creatures are now deprived of these nesting places but the logs will become human homes and all manner of other useful things that spring from the imagination.

I recently received the lovely postcard (above) depicting a crow by artist Paul Windsor.

They say crows are highly intelligent birds and that their survival instincts are strong.

Crows and ducks have replaced seagulls at the beach this past while.

One stone by the shore reminded me of the pyramid at the Louvre Museum.

I had the good fortune to explore the museum years ago. You can see my visit HERE.

A mallard pair swam gracefully along the shore.

The water changed hues from moment to moment.

At times it captured the underlying ocean greenery.

At times it reflected the sky.

Like the mirroring sea, our thoughts, passions, fears and goals are manifested in everyday surroundings and across the globe the way leaves fill the trees.

Imagine and dream wisely.

Explore more at Poets and Storytellers United, SKYWATCH and Saturday's Critters.

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HOLD ONTO THE LIGHT