June 29, 2009

Nature is not always brutal

By Rowan Wolf

Many times we hear about the brutality of nature. We are well schooled in the concepts of "natural enemies." Perhaps we need to broaden our perspective - allow other possibilities.

The following video was taken from a presentation by Stuart Brown who founded the National Institute for Play. The pictures are from reknowned nature photographer Norbert Rosing taken on an expedition to Canada's Hudson Bay in 2006.


Animals at Play from Speaking of Faith on Vimeo.

It is interesting to run into the National Institute for Play, as one of my all time favorite books is Playing by Heart by O. Fred Donaldson. The video from Rosing's pictures epitomizes play in its most natural state.

Thanks to Bill for sharing this with me.

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It's a beautiful thing!!!

Posted by: GregorZap at June 30, 2009 2:00 PM

There is a lot of love in play. It is a "connecting." Fred Donaldson (author of Playing by Heart) argues that it is our (and mammals) most natural state.

Posted by: rowan at June 30, 2009 3:48 PM
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