I remember having read a book in college days written from the point of view of a young fisher (breed of weasel) who lived in Grand Teton Park. I think that the title was The Winter of the Fisher. Imagination was thrilled by sights and climate and critters of Wyoming.
c. 1975
Synopsis by Amazon Books:
The fisher, a magnificent fur-bearer larger than the marten, inhabits the forests of North America. Seldom glimpsed, he is solitary and nocturnal. This novel, tells of one year in the fisher's life, from the spring of his infancy to the next spring, when his first mating occurs. It is the story of struggle and survival as he establishes his territory, battles with fellow predators, and faces the harsh months of winter. It is also a story of the lessons he learns from the most dangerous predator of all - man. Along with the fisher's world, there are vignettes of the animals who share his terrain, and the mingling of their stories forms a tapestry of the interdependence of all living things.
Seem to be fewer heavy rain days. most people just see inconvenience and dicy traffic. kids getting soaked to and fro school hectic shopping cart rushes for groceries and zero rules obeyed in any parking lot. garbage collection job now one of the worst. but farmers see a day of novel inside chores Tractor tune-up. the dog goes off from squirrel-chase duty cattle in a field will cool and re-hydrate bunched shoulder to shoulder the soils drink in Life, and greedily. the wife’s veggy garden does a dance tomatoes smiling. And perhaps she has A much needed phone Call to her sister Four months into her cancer scare.
This field was loaded With fun, when bloodhound got Out on the run. A quick double-back. And surely a whack Was got from the Branch overhung. Fox’ bag was full Of cute pranks Some urine shot High up a bush Bespoke a beast Larger, not shy. And hound dog Would tremble the thought “This fox is much meaner Than I.” Much taller as well What the hell…I’m Flummoxed in This idiot’s eye. Good bye. (Art by Robert Bateman*) Reynard the Fox is one of the great poems of the English countryside and rural life. The headlong dash of John Masefield's narrative carries the reader on an exhilarating chase through the meadows and copses of the landscape the poet loved, pursued by a richly characterised community. https://allpoetry.com/Reynard-the-Fox----Part-1
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