“Muskrats secrete a scent from their glands called musk. They have large, robust bodies with a flat scaly tail. The body is glossy dark brown and darker in winter and paler in the summer The fur is very dense for insulation. Muskrats have a large head and small ears that can hardly be seen underneath the fur. They have short legs and the large back feet are partly webbed. Muskrats are good swimmers and can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes.” ~~ from www.wildlifenorthamerica.com
Muskrat pulls up reeds and mud to haul to its mound in the swamp. She climbs up on the mound, with a couple of sticks in her mouth, and drops them. She looks at you, with puzzlement. She finally speaks.
“I know how to build my own den, and how to forage for my food. You – you look like you are lost. I watch humans. The old do not teach the young any more. They do not teach them how to build, to watch for fox and coyote, or even how to find the tastiest shoots and roots.
When you need to fend for yourself, what skills do you have? Do you know what the best green plants are to sustain you? Your diet is not so different from mine. Do you know how to tell if water is fresh and good to drink? Have you any experience in building your own shelter? If you do not know, then when you are out walking by a water way, ask me to come to your consciousness. I will tell you what is safe and what is good. I will be your teacher. In this way, you are beginning your planning for the future. I will help you.”
Judy@angelsandancestors.com See the February Magazine at http://www.angelsandancestors.com/mag/mag1102.pdf
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Blessings,
Judy