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liveonearth) wrote2007-03-29 06:29 pm
liveonearth) wrote2007-03-29 06:29 pm
Cat Chronicle Landmark at the 11th Snow
The prediction is for 2-4 inches tonight. When I got home a little while ago Shakti had manifested her huntress nature for the first time; she caught a small grey bird. There was just a little snow sticking and the bird was beside the walk, laying on its back and breathing hard from being tormented. My hands were full and I just kept walking. While it is sad for a bird to die, it is also the natural way of things for cats to hunt and to toy with their food. Shakti was looking at me as I closed the outside door, leaving her alone with her prize. Once inside I set to putting things away.
Within seconds the kitten had gone halfway around the building and come in through her cat hole, muttering in her usual pitch. I was trimming some fresh flowers, so I didn't pay much attention to her. Suddenly there was a flurry of activity on the floor at my feet. Shakti's prize was flapping at my feet and she pounced on it with the same ferocity I have seen her apply to inanimate toys, leaving splashes of tiny grey feathers on the floor. I immediately grabbled a plastic wrapper from the flowers, bent over and grabbed the bird, dropped it in a trash bag and headed for the door. The kitten didn't seem to understand what had happened, and was meowing fiercely and looking everywhere. I went outside and tossed the bird in the trash.
By the time I returned she had calmed down some. The kitten was pacing my small apartment, looking for the bird, still. I patted her on the head and went back to my chores. I mix my yoga practice with everything. I apply the five principles of Anusara yoga while I am washing the dishes, when I am bending over to pick up a book, when I am sitting at the computer. Tonight I have an energy that I haven't felt since before the Salt trip. I want to run like the wind. I wish there was enough snow to ski, I would make a long trail tonight....but it won't be that much. I may still go out in it just because it may be the last time the ground gets covered for this season, and I think it is beautiful.
The first principle is opening to grace. Snow is grace that falls from grey skies.
Within seconds the kitten had gone halfway around the building and come in through her cat hole, muttering in her usual pitch. I was trimming some fresh flowers, so I didn't pay much attention to her. Suddenly there was a flurry of activity on the floor at my feet. Shakti's prize was flapping at my feet and she pounced on it with the same ferocity I have seen her apply to inanimate toys, leaving splashes of tiny grey feathers on the floor. I immediately grabbled a plastic wrapper from the flowers, bent over and grabbed the bird, dropped it in a trash bag and headed for the door. The kitten didn't seem to understand what had happened, and was meowing fiercely and looking everywhere. I went outside and tossed the bird in the trash.
By the time I returned she had calmed down some. The kitten was pacing my small apartment, looking for the bird, still. I patted her on the head and went back to my chores. I mix my yoga practice with everything. I apply the five principles of Anusara yoga while I am washing the dishes, when I am bending over to pick up a book, when I am sitting at the computer. Tonight I have an energy that I haven't felt since before the Salt trip. I want to run like the wind. I wish there was enough snow to ski, I would make a long trail tonight....but it won't be that much. I may still go out in it just because it may be the last time the ground gets covered for this season, and I think it is beautiful.
The first principle is opening to grace. Snow is grace that falls from grey skies.