Yesterday is a part of the Rhino Process; it got Us to Today. It’s nice if We learned something Yesterday, but sometimes learning nothing has its merits. What exactly We picked up Yesterday may be an element in a bigger picture, the coin that eventually drops. Possibly. Doubtless. TBA.
Who can say? Tomorrow may turn out not to be our issue at All.
Tomorrows do that sometimes.
Sometimes, out of the blue, a bizarre enterprise will suggest itself; We hadn’t thought about a particular project, and suddenly, it seems irresistible. Before We know it, We are in full swing. Exhilarating and sensational- a monumental sweepstakes kind of activity. Each step just seems to get better and better.
Visionary, that’s what!
But, there is a reason they call these temptations a Risky Business. They are risky.
We Rhinos are great morning critters. Some may determine the day by a clock, but Rhinos just hold our breath for the sun to show up. A glimpse of sunlight, and We can get on with ourselves once again. Basking and chewing, idyllic.
Naturally, Dawn provides other signals and portents, like dew-readings, breezes, buggy hummings in the grass, and humidity. We try not to get impatient, but it’s a lot of excitement to withstand, right? And then, Voila! Ba-boom, Dawn! Entirely worth the anticipation, say We.
We try not to take Dawn for granted; Dawn is consistent in showing up, for which We are grateful. Nature does it again!
The taste and texture of dew is very informative, as you doubtless know. Rhinos have studied dew for ages, literally and happily. Yet another area of Expertise, for heaven’s sake!
It interests Us Rhinos how many situations seem to demand Drama. The question is, is the Drama needed, or is it just a way to a Cheap Thrill?
Honestly, how often are things at a critical point?
Are We simply grand-standing ourselves?
In our millions of years of Experience, Rhinos have concluded that all lands are Lands of Opportunity. Some appear more promising than others, it’s true. Some places seem more user-friendly than others.
Fortunately for our Species, Rhinos like a challenge. It may account for our ongoing happy dealings with Nature. And in some unlikely locations, We must say. We eat what is dished out.
We also keep our eyes peeled for options.
Sunshine is all very well, but a little relief is welcome, when We can get it. Even if We had parasols, they wouldn’t go far in shielding Us, even if We could carry them. Which We can’t.
So We depend on shrubbery or trees or rocks to provide Us with a Shadow. Shadows are Nature’s air conditioners.
Around midday, We all give up and relax until the sun gets a little less aggressive. Ah, Siesta!
Antonio Vivaldi (born this date in 1678) composed The Four Seasons. It was then and is now a big hit.
Rhinos are all for Seasons, but in the Wild, Seasons are unpredictable. We can never be sure what Seasons will get up to, one year to the next. They account for Trends, but the Specifics are all higgledy-piggledy. From our point of view, there may be two seasons, or possibly a new one daily.
With weather, all bets are off.
It is sometimes thought that things “fall between the cracks”.
Rhinos do not fall between cracks; We march through them. It’s all a matter of style.
We do not require a Tornado to get to Oz.
Our young gadabouts set off for home after plundering the Witch’s house of jewels and probably a few cupcakes for the road. For these two it is a Happy Ending; for the Witch, not so much. There is a lot to mull over in the resolution of this tale. Hansel & Gretel is just like War and Peace, only different.
An ongoing issue is Hansel’s weight gain. One of Us here at YIR is trying to be more “nutritionally disciplined”, so Hansel has our sympathies. A literary kindred spirit.
After the Witch snags them, Hansel and Gretel experience her hospitality for a month.
Hansel gets stuck in a cage and is fed on pies, cookies, donuts, macaroons, lollipops, bon-bons, and some apples . Gretel must clean house, carry water and firewood, and fatten up Hansel.
Is it any wonder that Gretel eventually goes ballistic?
Your Inner Rhino 