Monday, January 3, 2011

Busy as a Beaver

November 2010 at Eagle Island                         


"Of all beasts he learned 
the language,
Learned their names and 
all their secrets,
How the beavers 
built their lodges.
Where the squirrels 
hid their acorns,
How the reindeer 
ran so swiftly,
Why the rabbit 
was so timid,
Talked with them 
whene'er he met them,
Called them "Hiawatha's Brothers."
     --Hiawatha's Childhood
       by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow