Rhinos are usually pretty sedate. BUT, sometimes situations go haywire. The Fates are not user-friendly today; We get seriously grumpy.

Rational counsel has limited effect and our berserk-dom resists improvement. What to do, what to do??

Mostly, the answer is to give it a little Time. If things don’t change, at least We are so exhausted that We crumple in a heap for a moment or two. Then, things might ease up, somewhat, We hope.

While We Rhinos are impressive in the Mass department, We are not generally Quick. No matter what We are doing, flies seem to find Us amusing. They take turns making Us crazy. Tag Team Irritation.

Perhaps this torment builds Character.

We have yet to catch one of them. Close, but to date, no cigar.

The expression is “That’s how the cookie crumbles” which means that common outcomes have a random element to them.

Rhinos have always liked the phrase, and apply it to many day-to-day situations.

That said, Rhinos prefer our experiments to include actual cookies, or something else delicious. It just feels more Scientific.

From youth onward, Rhinos must deal with unpredictable bursts of Wanderlust. Being Wild, We figure We can meet our every need there on the road. We just keep alert.

And where are We going? Sometimes We know but the norm is to Depart whenever, go Wherever, and sometime wander back, when We do. This may sound a bit freeform to our Readers, but it works for Us.

One great advantage is that We don’t know where We are, or why, or anythying else about the journey. We find that by enjoying things as they come, We have a marvelous time.

This has been National Fragrance Day! A day set aside, just for Us Rhinos to marvel at our Olfactory Delicacy and Discernment.

For Rhinos, We are dependent on our sense of smell, not only for practical matters, but for a sense of belonging, and participation in the Wild.

Fragrance is too complex and pervasive a sensibility to say much. So much pleasure available for next to nothing! Sheer Poetry!

Today, March 20, is the first day of Spring 2022. A lighthearted song seems in order.

Shown is one from Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta spoof, THE MIKADO. The song is called “The flowers that bloom in the spring” as you might have guessed.

Good day for skipping.

Not so oddly, R Tots have no idea how Big We are. We are clear that We are not as Big as Mom. We are regularly told that ‘when We grow up’ We’ll be more in command of matters and ourselves.

We may age, but inside, We have misgivings. Do We matter, or did We flunk Maturation? Are We actually as clueless as We were back when? That suspicion is both a sign of intelligence, but also of self-doubt.

Even as R Parents, We often feel We will be proven ineffectual. So generation after generation is faking Adulthood, doing our best, but…?

Rhinos love festivities. ‘Too much Fun” is not a Rhino concept, though We do have our own parameters of what’s fun and what isn’t.

What We do right after We think of it is figure out what Festivity is next. Do We need costumes or a potato or a basketball? It’s a heady mix.

Not to mention, the birthdays and not-birthdays We will need to plan for. We have to Concentrate, which is not our usual mindset.

It is Nature’s system to keep things swirling this way and that, and the Sun is in the same loop as We Rhinos are.

Consequently, although the sun came up at 6:51 this morning, by July 20 it will come up at 5:25, which is different. And down again at 7:22 today, or 8:38 then.

See the benefits of the Rhino system, having fewer numbers to work with? For Us, the Sun’s Up or Down. No hassle.

Congratulations to St. Patrick, Ireland and the Irish, wherever you are, today!

Believe it or not, Rhinos have an interesting history in Ireland, though most of it preceded People coming along. True that.

Times change, and We go right along with them.