"We have to live bravely..."

 

 this is a daytime image of a rodent with big ears...there is what appears to be a pack-rat den behind this animal

as i sat on my 5 gallon bucket taking a poop i spotted this rock with what appears to be an ancient marking

i found another spider cocoon and cut it open for the sake of "science"?

this is the spider that was in the cocoon which was left to die in the cold for....?
 

had to do a lot of soul-searching this week...when i cut open the spider cocoon the spider crawled out and tried to hide between my fingers to protect itself from the cold...the cocoon looks very insulated and cozy...when i hear the term "sacrificed for the sake of science" i usually wonder if those that are "sacrificed" agree...i heard a story about a young child that was walking along the beach after a storm and was picking up starfish on the beach and throwing them back into the ocean...an adult came by and said that there were so many starfish that it made no difference...the child looked at the adult and said..."it makes a difference to this one"...and tossed it back into the ocean..

 i pulled up my pants and delicately picked up the rock with what seemed to be markings from some  ancient people...i put it up near to my eyes and observed the delicate design...then i gently passed my finger over the design and it rubbed away and i realized that it was the imprint from the bottom of my new "free box at the thrift store" shoes...damn...another scientific observation gone bad...

picked up a criterion collection copy of "seven samurai" at the flea market...i would not attempt to watch this 3 hour and 26 minute film without the commentary of the expert...i also picked up "kill bill" one and two...and a Japanese film (from the 80's i think" about a female swords-person...i find these films rather tedious...but with good "production values"...but tedious....

"We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears."   Taylor Swift...(this woman has to travel with military grade medical supplies in case she is a victim of violence..."