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Written by David Masters
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 10:00 |
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June has always been my favourite month here at LUNA. Each year at this time I'm very aware of the changes that have occurred throughout the previous year. Last evening I enjoyed a well deserved splash in turquoise waters Walden Pond and a relaxing sit at the top of the lookout. The fields are lush this spring and life abounds everywhere. The sounds of children echoed through the valley while they splashed in beaver creek, as I sit and enjoy the warmth of the late evening sun. A white tailed deer is shocked to see me as she wanders out of the forest through the meadow to my resting place, a skunk looking for a meal in my composter raises her tail at me as to say, "this is my dinner, look somewhere else", a new born fawn sleeps in the forest next to a fallen tree. I spent a bit of time with this fragile newborn, sitting, watching, as he sat there looking back with curiosity in his young eyes. I could only imaging the stories he would tell his mother when she returns, "I saw a person today mama, and a chipmunk, and a tractor, and a plane and a...". Life abounds this time of year, even as the sun goes down and the bats come out, the forest and meadows are alight with the flicker of a million fireflies. Truly a magical, precious time of year, but at the same time very fragile. I am fully aware of the impact 50 screaming grade 6's must have on the life of the forest, that is why today is a day off for all of my forest friends. Enjoy your day little ones.
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