Living with animals shapes and re-shapes our view of them and their lives. I was taking a photo of the Daily Egg, when it rolled off the rock and the rooster and hens came skittering over and devoured it. Life among animals. A few weeks ago, I wrote about feeding chicken to chickens and many people – including Maria – were horrified at the idea, calling it cannabilism. But we give chicken – and eggs – to the chickens routinely and without a thought. Animals do not generally make moral distinctions about their food – that is another one of the many projections we bring to them. I will miss the egg though.

Heading to Battenkill Books soon to sign some books. Gave several interviews this morning. Very interesting how many reporters want to talk about the dogs they have lost. Very unusual in interviews to do so much listening, so little talking (surely unusual for me!) But very interesting.