January 2025: Animal Instincts

By Corey Sandler

New Year’s Lights on Boston Common. December 31, 2024. Photo by Corey Sandler ©2025, all rights reserved.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,

it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,

it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,

it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,

it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,

we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,

we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.

What did Charles Dickens know? And how?

And what would he think of our condition as we enter into January of 2025? Some of us most decidedly do not want to start all over again.

It gets dark very early this time of year in New England, and the dawn comes late. For some reason, it has got me to thinking about animal spirits. What do they know, and how?

Sobaka is ready for her closeup. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.
You think I look odd? Long Beach Aquarium, California. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.
Linking up with a lynx. Narvik, Norway. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.
Waiting to board. Marseille, France. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.
Quitting Time. Falkland Islands. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

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