tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post1975197645979665276..comments2024-03-02T21:39:54.633+00:00Comments on Outcries & Asides Revisited: Shepherd Cows.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-16481689745839614642014-08-01T16:24:53.755+01:002014-08-01T16:24:53.755+01:00The life force is one of the great mysteries, and ...The life force is one of the great mysteries, and I've long suspected that it's something subtle and separate from the biological functions. When someone or something dies, I don't see it as being simply the cessation of heartbeat, respiration, and brain function, but as the process whereby the life force resumes its independence. And I also suspect that each life is a fragment of the same force, be it housed in a human or an earthworm.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-15519416772799093912014-08-01T02:38:04.684+01:002014-08-01T02:38:04.684+01:00***ALL life***ALL lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-5043108774072262532014-08-01T02:29:23.138+01:002014-08-01T02:29:23.138+01:00I maintain that life has intrinsic value. So, yes....I maintain that life has intrinsic value. So, yes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-1504187821199986522014-08-01T01:10:35.508+01:002014-08-01T01:10:35.508+01:00I like people who consider the interests of even t...I like people who consider the interests of even the lowliest creatures. I suppose it's about recognising that life is life no matter what form it comes in, and respecting that life.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-6976888259206427552014-08-01T00:23:44.043+01:002014-08-01T00:23:44.043+01:00Exactly. And yes, I feel the same way. Exactly. And yes, I feel the same way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-33514161548841474372014-07-31T12:46:18.458+01:002014-07-31T12:46:18.458+01:00I remember reading an article a very long time ago...I remember reading an article a very long time ago, which claimed that perception is determined by principles of relativity, and that a second must be perceived as a long time to an insect. It disturbs me greatly if I accidentally tread on one.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-36963485802044725002014-07-31T03:07:31.612+01:002014-07-31T03:07:31.612+01:00Hah! It's all about perspective. Imagine how d...Hah! It's all about perspective. Imagine how delicious a warm breeze is to a moth, how excitingly immediate it feels. Sometimes, I wonder if little creatures glean a lot of pleasure from all the simplistic facets of their very short lives. <br /><br />How long does the day feel to a moth that only lives a week?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-33835559330326866872014-07-31T02:06:07.783+01:002014-07-31T02:06:07.783+01:00Probably not if you're a moth. It's late.....Probably not if you're a moth. It's late...JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-35991858851701179302014-07-31T01:51:04.983+01:002014-07-31T01:51:04.983+01:00Ahh... The world is an amazing place, isn't it...Ahh... The world is an amazing place, isn't it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-55508876954616147032014-07-30T16:49:49.866+01:002014-07-30T16:49:49.866+01:00So sorry about your chicken. They do become friend...So sorry about your chicken. They do become friends, don't they?<br /><br />I sometimes get bats flying around the house at twilight - I reckon there must be lots of flying insects hanging around the heat coming off the brickwork. For about a week now I've been noticing that one larger bat is flying an unusually complex pattern, and there's a smaller one flying behind and following the movements. My guess is that a parent is teaching a juvenile how to hunt.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-932196705440267812014-07-30T14:08:05.340+01:002014-07-30T14:08:05.340+01:00I love how most of our animal cousins are much mor...I love how most of our animal cousins are much more complex than most would have you believe. Last night, one of my chickens was killed and as I was inspecting her wounds, I noticed one harvestman spider sitting on top of her back. Another came along and started to -- I think -- eat a little bit of her exposed flesh. The other got upset and ran over to this interloper and began grappling with it. <br /><br />This exchange kind of softened the blow of losing a little friend, simply because it was *so* fascinating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com