Earth Etude for Elul 20

Humans and Beavers

by Judith Black

A short reflection

The beaver’s small black nose was gliding towards its lodge.
The people sat idling in their SUVs waiting impatiently for the 4 lanes of traffic to break up.

Humans and Beavers: the only two species that manipulate and shift their environment.
Beavers make wetlands.

New perspectives on history, familial dysfunction, aging, and our terribly challenged climate and environment are all fodder for Judith’s tales. From the Montreal Comedy Festival to The Smithsonian Institution, to the Art Museum of Cape Town, Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, and 13 times at the National Storytelling Festival, she’s the winner of the Oracle and Brother Blue Awards, a fanatic organic gardener, active in 5 climate organizations, and the Marblehead Harbor Rotary Club.

Judith’s website: www.storiesalive.com

email: storiesalive@gmail.com

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