Names

I have been thinking about the relationship between  #SayHerName and my desire to know the names of the birds and plants that I love on Nantucket.  I think to say a name is to acknowledge another living being  in a deeper way than just seeing it.  I seek to learn about these other beings and the glory of their interrelationships. The hashtag summons that  desire powerfully for me.   I saw a sign at Raymond Park in Cambridge with a list of people to #sayhisname.  Saying the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor is powerful  to evoke relationship with them and their plight.

These animals were killed by natural forces.  We saw them on a hike to Great Point from the Galls on July 11.

Dead Northern Gannet - Sound side near Great Point

Decomposed seal with skull

Dead Seal

Dead seal

Dead Herring Gull Chick