Omnivorous Creatures

He’s back. Our resident Bowen Island bear has returned to our yard to play the Seed Game. Everybody around here is mad for sunflower seeds; squirrels, deer, dogs, bears, humans. And then there’s the vermin, the rats and mice. I don’t know how the Junkos, Towhees, Chickadees and Finches will ever get theirs.

As previously mentioned, I have a thing for birds, hence the bird feeder. It’s rather an indulgence, though apparently said hobby helps songbirds to survive and it gives me immense pleasure. The deer are the worst. My Staffie SamIAm and I spent 20 minutes chasing off one very persistent doe this morning. She hides behind the trampoline between raids and when she emerges, sets the dogs off barking maniacally until I am forced to run downstairs to shush them. Well, I always say my life is a zoo. Unfortunately for the bear, he is becoming habituated to humans. There is no wilderness on this island; he has nowhere to roam without encountering people and their garbage. And bird feeders. So, I won’t put out any more bird seed until he’s been trapped and removed by the Conservation Officer. At least I hope that’s his fate, and that he doesn’t get shot.

Sex At Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. Just read it. I’ve long maintained that monogamy isn’t natural for human beings, which is the premise of this book. I’ve tried, believe me I’ve tried, and never been very successful. We want to believe in monogamy, are told to believe in monogamy. It seems there is no way to escape the bonds of marriage for it’s the only option for people wanting to have a family. Over the years my partner and I have cultivated a large, extended family of friends, god children, nieces and nephews—blood relations or not—sharing our time, guidance and resources, which in and of itself creates bounty. Yeah, I know, lots of people make it work and I’m happy for them but I think we expect too much of marriage, of each other. So much pressure! How can one person be expected to make you happy, fulfill you and provide all your needs forever and ever? Beyond habouring huge appetites, Homo Sapiens are voracious. Omnivorous. Seeds or venison, it all sounds good to me.

I liked this review by Eric Michael Johnson which just happened to be published in Seed Magazine. “Ryan and Jethá argue repressing our sexuality should not be confused with reining in an “animal” nature; rather, it is denying one of the most unique aspects of what it means to be human.”

And I am only human. I f**k with my mind as much as my body, imagination fully engaged. I nearly abandoned my libido, relieved now that I didn’t, for doing so would have been the same as abandoning my true nature. My human nature.

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