Magpie comes a calling / Let this be a warning / Don't let this fading summer pass you by

Koven Murie McCarthy, Explorer

Heading to Slide Lake with intrepid Greater Yellowstone explorer, Fryx.  

Koven Lundahl, Academic

The "Young Rhetoricians Conference"--our first on the academic circuit--wasn't so scary. Pacific waves, however... I love Monterey, and if conferences trend toward graduate-school-funded trips, I might love academia.

Koven Carson Cousteau, Philosopher

 

 

Lots to think about at the edge of the Blue Planet

Koven, Little League Coach

Koven, American

Koven goes to the Minor Leagues. Reno Aces: 8 or something. Opposing team: No idea. Koven: Wins hearts. And smiles. 

Koven, Synchronized Swimming Gold Medalist

 

 

He swims almost as well as pit bulls and pugs, but his specialty is watching retrieving dogs come to shore and obediently drop a ball, stealing that ball, and running with hopes of inciting chase.

 

Koven, Hunted

Home in Logan Canyon with Demi and Bryce

Koven, Pup, Brother, Boy, Best Thing Ever

Title & Photo Credits: Neko, E.Ita, Savannah, Bryce

 

 

Out

Pyramid Lake

Hey, look! There's a saber-toothed cat behind you.

Black Rock Desert Playa

Shadows and Sunshine

  Koven, the Dire Wolf, and me, the Pleistocenian wandered around Lake Lahontan over the weekend. We encountered our fair share of giant ground sloths and mammoths, but mostly just enjoyed the long golden light and this new scale of being out in the open. I found it reassuring, soothing, invigorating. Koven may be a little agoraphobic but I imagine it's an ancestral adaptation well suited to his survival. He encountered his first waves at Pyramid Lake and heard his first coyotes. We will continue working on settling, sleeping, and staying warm while out. Amazing pre-moon stargazing, and just so much space. 

Presence Presents

Life is not a mystery to be solved, but a reality to be experienced...  

A smattering of Koven's winter break experiences:

Horses, llamas, and goat

The Incredible Journey (two dewclaws up)

Immersion exposure therapy to children

Koven's back to his sweet Wyoming home for a warm and enthusiastic reunion with his Amy. He is spending time with the Teton Raptor Center crew, has upcoming visits with the Animal Adoption Center, and a meeting with his sister. He is engaging in puppy-play bliss; and yesterday afternoon included sprinting, sauntering, and sniffing along the Snake River Northeast Dike. This morning marks his right of passage initiation to skiing with Amy.

Predictably, the unanimous consensus that Koven remains most perfect still holds.

Winter!