TLDR: 

• I haven't seen a living beaver yet, but I will hopefully see one next week

• Self care is an evolving process

• I had a wonderful week exploring the Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities’ library in Stavanger, Norway

• I went to a hunting festival is Elverum, Norway and talked to a lot of politicians + hunters about wolves

• Next week I head to Bø, Norway where I’ll be staying at a beaver themed campground for about a month before heading to Scotland for the International Beaver Symposium (I’m looking for someone in Edinburgh who I can leave some stuff with for a few weeks)

Fun Stuff

Gift from above

I woke up one morning and was met with a unique sight at the top of my tent. It turned out to be a seagull who was kind enough to leave a dropping behind.

Generate Whimsy

One of the trains I took had a playground for children plastered in AI-generated imagery of various cute animals

Conscious Cutters

Robot lawnmowers are everywhere in Norway–people’s yards, parks, university campuses, you name it.

Jellicale Homage

An accidental ode to Old Deuteronomy from the hit the 2019 hit classic “Cats”