Solstice Visitor

Sequoia took these photos from our bedroom window on the morning of the summer solstice. This guy was not 20 feet from the house.  What an awe-inspiring, majestic animal. He has a wound in his left rear haunch, which is probably why he got so close; looking for easy pickings.  Sadly, I fear that one of the ranchers will take him out before long, but maybe not. Maybe he will heal up and find his way back into the high country.  May it be so, lord, may it be so.

He speaks to me.  Be fierce, he says. Be free.