Saturday, January 10, 2009

Grazing Elk


High on a ridge, these elk graze within the safety of their familiar woods. While one bends to feed on the vegetation, the other watches with its keenful eye. This scene reminds me of a beautiful poem by Joan Walsh Anglund I read long ago:
"I kneel to quiet, a doe to a pond. I sip from solitude, knowing soon the guns begin."

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