The world is becoming scared of its own shadow and populated by wilting violets …
Earlier today while our on the snowshoes we happened upon a rabbit’s foot, some scattered fur and a little blood. Probably a coyote’s dinner. I took a photo and posted it to our local nature group Facebook page as an educational opportunity for young people, there having been discussion recently about the presence of coyotes in the area … and the fainting wusses at FB decided this was of far too sensitive a nature to allow it into the wild and covered it up (you could choose to see the image if you clicked on their cover) in case it upset anyone as it’s apparently of “too graphic a nature”.


Well “piffle and pshaw to that” say I. “Bring out the fainting couch and the smelling salts.”

I know readers of this journal are made of stouter stuff … so here it is: