Last Wednesday, candidate for council Lisa Shaffer spoke about hearing the 14th Dalai Lama speak recently at UCSD. I thought of the picture shown here. This further inspired me to think about our connection to animals in relation to Earth Day's celebration of all life on earth and our close connection to nature.
Another good one here.
I found an animal (bird) image that made me think of Teresa Barth when she was sworn into office when re-elected in 2010 (and was passed over minutes later) to became a Mayor in Exile as she so often functions more like a mayor than the mayors and deputy mayors who have served since. This pairing prompted thoughts of wisdom and predator control.
Not all obvious pairings were as serene or uplifting, like the honey badger (viral video seen by more than 42,000,000 viewers). Mayor Jerome Stocks, City Attorney Glenn Sabine, ex- Fire Chief/now Councilmember Mark Muir, Deputy Mayor Kristin Gaspar, Jim Bond and Planner Patrick Murphy.
