Gene Lyons

[mooseandsquirrel]

So how did I get over the heartbreak? Try explaining an election to a horse. On the first sunny day in November, I went for a long ride on the farm where my two stay. We saw a bald eagle sitting in the top of a cottonwood along the river. Later, we walked up on a flock of wild turkeys, who didn’t notice me on Lucky’s back until we were almost among them and never took flight. A big buck standing on the edge of a tree line snorted, leaped a 4-foot barbed-wire fence and bounded into the woods, the white flag of his tail visible after the rest of him had vanished in shadow.

Read the rest for context.

m&s

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[Cassandra]

1. Just read it

If it's Wednesday, it must be time for Gene Lyons. :-)

[demnan]

2. Most of America is purple

I'm glad other people are posting this fact. As a person living in a blue precinct in a red state I was also interested in the post from a Mass. person listing the red precincts in Massachusetts.

And Lyons is right, nature can provide a great solance for the soul.