The “Your Inner Rhino” to which our blog title refers is our way of pointing out the finely tuned wiring of Rhino thinking and perception. Obviously, our Readers are party to the same mode of operation, but so are many critters you might overlook.
Not just birds but also almost every critter at one level or another. Rhinos do not hold themselves aloof from the rest of Nature; We rejoice in the connections.
We can appreciate them and you, as you mirror Us.
Rhinos may get agitated or bothered, but We do not get Flustered. It is a part of RhinoPolicy, which We staunchly administer, most of the time.
Life may send the occasional Fluster our way, but We say ‘pooh-pooh’ and go about our business. Somebody has to control sass, and We are the critters for the job.
(FYI, ‘pooh-pooh’ and “fa-la-la-la-laah” are closely related and can often be used interchangeably.)
Any Rhino will tell you, don’t anger a Mouse. They play for keeps.
Because We live in the Wild, there is almost no point in housekeeping. Most of housekeepery depends on dust and grime, which Rhinos celebrate daily.
Dirt is what plants need to develop, and plants are what We need to survive. Our thought is: the more dirt, the merrier. Why would Rhinos try to suppress it? Also, it’s probably where it belongs already.
Dirt is our friend. Naturally.
When visiting unaccustomed locales, Rhinos must pay close attention to the Vegetation. Sometimes a plant has a come-hither quality that is hard to resist. Sometimes toooo hard to resist.
And wouldn’t you just know, the RTourist ends up Unhappy.
No matter where or when, Rhinos have to listen to those little warnings that Nature provides.
Herr Heinrich Heine, b. 1797, is best known for his lyric poems, some of which were turned into German art songs by Schumann and Schubert. As he grew older, his wit got sharper and more political. Eventually he moved to Paris for the last 25 years of his life.
Rhinos like crisp humor and analysis, so Heine was a big hit with Us. Of a newly installed politico, he said “Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.”
How could you not admire a guy like that?! (the poet, not the politico.)
Mr. J.R. Poinsett was a US minister to Mexico in 1823. Not only was he a diplomat, but also an amateur Botanist. He sent plants home. In Mexico, this was called the Christmas Eve plant (Flor de Nochebuena).
By 1836, the plant We know as the Poinsettia was popularized in the United States.
The plants are attractive, but Rhinos don’t eat them. It’s not a problem most of the time; they don’t grow where We live.
Rhinos are naturally gifted with ear fringe, but to keep it looking its best, We partake of Herbal Teas. These are created with water and vegetable goodness, varying the recipe with needs and weather conditions at the time.
Rhinos like to attend to the details of our toilettes. It’s just how We are.
Ms. Willa Cather, author, was born today. She was an original voice in American literature, celebrating the strength of purpose of the settlers of the prairies.
These women and men she commemorated were people providing for themselves and their families through honest effort. In difficult circumstances.
Ms. Cather wrote “My Antonia”, “Song of the Lark”, “Death Comes for the Archbishop”, and “O Pioneers!”, among others. She celebrated grit. The Rhino idea of a Big Virtue.
Where Nature puts Us in the Wild, that’s where We Rhinos hang out. Nature never leaves Us high and dry. Everything We need to carry on is provided. And We adapt.
If this weren’t so, Rhinos would all be history, right?
What is wonderful is that this is true for every wild critter on earth. Each of Us is meant to be where We are.
Your Inner Rhino 