"He taught him horsemanship, archery and how to wield lasso, rein and stirrup, and what and when and how, the rites of of convivial society, of formal ceremony and the symposium; hawking, falconry and how to hunt with the cheetah; what was justice or the lack of it; what the throne and the crown meant; how to deliver orations and how to go to war and lead an army."
The Shahnameh (courtesy of R.A.W.)
Friday, June 01, 2012
Skull Life
"In northern Manitoba a man saw a great bald eagle/ hanging from its neck, teeth locked in skin and feathers, the bleached skull of a weasel."
-Jim Harrison (From A Year’s Changes)
For Olivia, Dr Hypercube, Pluvialis...
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the german zoologist Brehm, describes a similar event, when a goshawk grabbed a weasel and after a struggle in the air, plunged dead to the ground. The weasel escaped.
1 comment:
the german zoologist Brehm, describes a similar event, when a goshawk grabbed a weasel and after a struggle in the air, plunged dead to the ground. The weasel escaped.
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