We live in a temperate Jungle, if there is such a thing.

We live on the edge of a huge continent.

We live among the embroidery of these outskirts.

We live in a very beautiful place,

that is Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Part of the delight of being here,

are the animals with whom we share this jungle.

They are many and varied, some we never see

but they are there and we read their marks,

sigh at their choice of our treasured plants and hear

their calls, howls, screeches, twittering, barks,

and raucous behavior through the seasons.

We love them all, they belong to no one,

they are the original inhabitants.

Perhaps we belong to them?

 

In the huge forest that covers most of the island

there is abundance of wild life.

Some common some rare and some endangered.

Some are large but most are small.

 
 

David Garlick