Rhinos try to be Patient. We are relatively good at it, and We get lots of Practice. Naturally.
This does not mean that We are insensible to Temptation.
Now you know.
Category Archives: Naturally Speaking
Grounded
It’s true that We Rhinos are full of Vitality, but Vim and Vigor have to come from somewhere, right? Right. And the source is the Ground We walk on. Anywhere that’s Natural, We get a boost through the soles of our feet. We connect with the primary Source.
The earth is our Battery, our Power Source. And as far as We can tell, it never fails to deliver.
It is why We don’t wear shoes. Well, one reason. The other is, We have no shoes.
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Behavior comes in many flavors: Good Behavior, Bad Behavior, Questionable Behavior, and various Behaviorisms cavorting in between.
Rhinos tend to invest primarily in Spontaneous Behavior.
The fallout is Unpredictable, but usually fulfilling, being a true expression of where We are at.
Whoopsidaisies!
Rhinos have issues with assuming that fruits, particularly Bananas, are not cunning, capable of sly activities. Few other plants of our experience seem to harbor ulterior motives.
But it is suspicious that Bananas play a role in so many mishaps, both funny and occasionally, fatal. Are We just supposed to believe that all is normal?
Is it safe to conclude that Bananas operate without intentions? It is a Fruity Question, worthy of Consideration.
3rd Saturday in January
Today is ‘Nationale Tulpentag’ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There is much festivity, and everybody gets to take, or eat, a tulip from the thousands on view.
The weather in the Netherlands must be different from other places, since this is also a major season for snow.
Rhinos are used to these climatic variations. We get around, and take notes.
Whelming
On January 4, 1896, Utah became a state, officially. As usual, there are fine folk there, and a bunch of accomplishments to which they point with pride.
Utah is home to lots of Astonishing Geography, all sorts of shapes and sizes. We are told these Triumphs are sculpted with some Wind, some Water, and incalculable amounts of Time. And a lot of Rock. Nature can and does do just about Everything worth knowing about.
Rhinos get all overwrought in the face of it all.
Extremity
Alaska was admitted as the 49th state on February 3, 1959. It is the biggest state by far; it is twice as big as Texas, and you could toss in New Mexico as well. It gets a lot of light, or a lot of dark, depending on the season.
Alaska has the highest mountain in North America, Denali. It used to be called Mount McKinley. Before it was called anything, it was simply a really high mountain, which was fine with the critters who lived there.
Rhinos can’t quite understand how the impact of this Natural Phenomenon could be enhanced by one title or another.
Set a Spell
Texas has had a complex history, dating far back before it became a state in 1845. It seems to be a place where Enthusiasm runs rampant, and the populace fans its own flames. There are so many memorable features to the doings in Texas, that YIR found it hard to pinpoint just one to feature.
But here We are. Not all states have a State Dinosaur, but Texas has a State Everything, the list goes on and on. Texas claims the Paluxysaurus, which lived 110 million years ago. That is a Long Time. It was three Very Large Bignesses long, and a Lot of Bignesses tall as well. Very Texas, where Bigger is Better.
Texas is a natural home to Armadillos, as its state small mammal. Nice folks, in Texas.
And Conversely…
Yes, you already know that today is the Winter Solstice, shortest daylight of the year- up somewhere. BUT that is not the entire report.
Today is also the Summer Solstice if you are hanging out below the Equator. (How you would know that is not part of this Bulletin.)
Have a fine Solstice, whatever it involves. We Rhinos plan to.
Gestations
Rhinos are sometimes asked if We lay eggs, usually but not exclusively by young Readers. The answer is no, at least not so far. With Nature, you never know what’s coming next.
Nor do We nest in the conventional sense.
Rhinos make our babies by a different system, all our own.
Your Inner Rhino 