Mussels, scorpion, armadillo, deer, cedar, humans, house plants, twigs, magnolia, fruit fly, house fly, snake, starling, mourning dove, grackles, pigeons, lichens, okra, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cows, peaches, cranberries, wheat, walnuts, almonds, sugar cane and beets, vanilla beans, oak, ball moss on a twig, dandelion, clover, sunflower, king bird, egret, dog, various grasses, tobacco, chickens, slugs, snails, lions, wolves, woodrat … and of course the whale for which this blog is named.

I thought this was going to be a shorter list – all or most of the species that have come my way somehow in this one day.

Last week, I read a newspaper article that mentioned a new field of study – the interactions between and among species on earth. It has a fancier official name that I can’t pull up from my memory bank, but the idea is still on my mind. Such a timely and helpful direction to explore! We humans are rather uppity regarding our companions on the planet – enhancing sensitivity to the needs and the gifts of those among us would be an enlightening experience.  Greater serenity and happiness might come our way.

 
The twig with the ball moss is in a vase of water on the bureau in my room. Gazing toward its lively visage a bit ago, I came up with the idea of what to write about this evening.