Park Creatures
Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
Yorkville, Toronto
There has been beautiful interactions with creatures of the wild as of late. I’m referring to urban wild-life such as owls, hawks, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and also, well, humans. All good, mind you! There was even a dog, one of those of the hunter category who moved slowly in a perpendicular direction right in front of me. I almost tripped over him. I learned something from this canine creature. It was so focused. Its target was a squirrel in the park. The busy-tailed tree-loving creature was chewing on something, breaking a nut with its expert gnawing teeth. Its predator was eyeing the squirrel as it made steady strides. 100% focused it was and in deep silence edged its way forward. I stopped to see what would happen. Other pedestrians also halted for the same reason. Everyone was motionless in the suspense.
Relating more to my daily japa, I envied the dog for its determination, focus and utter silence. I wish I could be like that.
End result of the hunt, well the squirrel scurried its way up the nearest tree leaving his adversary defeated.
After this episode I heard a voice behind me, “Excuse me! Excuse me!”
“Yes!”
A middle-aged man with the surname Shapiro introduced himself as a former psychiatrist and now life coach. “I’m doing a project. Can I interview you?”
That led to a marvelous session with him and his camera crew, Thomas and Kyle. The questions were deep and also involved my walking adventures. Animals, birds and people can all be wonderful.
MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU
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