There is, of course, the distinct possibility that as soon as the cameraman ran out of video tape, the cat ate the owl…or vice versa.

An excerpt:

Homo erectus asphaltus has entered a new and dangerous labyrinth of social experimentation. Thanks to our species’ proclivity for eternal entertainment, we have evolved into creatures with a deep seated lust for the latest fickle flash, regardless of how silly or ephemeral the attraction is. In sum, we are now guinea pigs in an exotic new quasi-religion: The Cult of the New.

As pioneers of Big Data, we now have the ability to communicate with the Cosmos simply by feeding Siri our present coordinates. It is an age whereby potentially nefarious threats to our merry-go-round cultural fantasy can be dismissed with the help of modern science and its hierarchy of ever-evolving technological gadgetry (tongue piercing and garish tattoos notwithstanding). Welcome to the Dimformation Age!

To read more of Mudd’s article, click the image below:

http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2015/02/02/welcome-to-the-dimformation-age-from-the-desk-of-ned-mudd-reporting-from-the-crawlspace-of-history-4/

Mule Deer Protection Act

Of course, the Utah legislature had to blame
Someone for steeply declining  numbers
Of mule deer and other hunted game
Animals — it couldn’t be the hunters
Themselves, or the fossil fuel industry
Building drill pads on the winter range,
Or suburban sprawl in river valleys
Where deer went to drink. Political campaigns
Depend on those people.  Wolves, exiled
From the state, had left a vacancy
For a large predator, coyotes filled it
And found themselves hunted for bounty:
Fifty dollars paid for each dead skin.
Run fast, be safe, my wily little ones.

To read more of Amy’s poetry, click the image below:

http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2015/02/02/more-poets-fewer-lawyers-poetry-by-amy-brunvand-2/

Click the image below to see more Photos by Becky Knouff!

http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2015/02/02/from-the-flying-knouff-family-the-sis-photos-by-becky-knouff/