Buddhist Red
On January 5, 2016 by lightshedder With 1 Comments
- animals, close up, Maine, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife, yard
Red Squirrel, The Yard, Kennebunk Maine
The Red Squirrel that lives in our backyard, and visits our deck frequently these days, is clearly a Buddhist monk. He has the pose and the posture down pat. He does not carry a begging bowl so he is evidently a cloistered monk (I think that might be a mixed metaphor, but I am not sure 🙂 A member of a monkestary? Clearly a sage presence.
Nikon P610 at 1440mm equivalent field of view. 1/250th @ ISO 140 @ f6.5. Processed in Lightroom. A feeder pole cropped out on the right.
When we lived in New Hampshire, we had a red squirrel who would visit our deck. He had the personality of Spedy Gonzales and would come boiling through the gray squirrel’s meal like a mini tornado. Great fun to watch, though.
I never caught him chanting ohm, mani, padme, ohm. Perhaps mine was just a novice.