Today’s WordPress Daily Post prompt provide the rather interesting theme of Savage, which made me think of one image right away, although I could savage another one or two rather easily 🙂

The savage in this image is none other than a dear friend from the past, who has gone to the eternal hunting fields, where she runs free and happy, as she is in my heart.

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Denahee

This wonderful friend is Denahee, a truly impressive wolf, who allowed me to walk with her through the woods on a rather fine, though warm, day.  It was my first experience of walking with a wolf, and it touched me deeply, as Denahee showed her acceptance of me about halfway through the walk: she came over, stood next to me, and then gently leaned into my leg to make contact and tell me that we were connected.

Wolves are amazing creatures and I feel enriched from the experience of meeting Denahee.

12 responses

  1. What a beautiful soul Denahee has and how wonderful you connected with her in this way 💜

    1. It was a very special moment!

  2. She is/was beautiful, and I am totally jealous. I think wolves are amazing (yes, I did see the four hour version of Costner’s Dances With Wolves and cried).

  3. The latest nature show we watched was Wolves and Me. It demonstrates just that – wolves can be attached to people. Your Denahee is beautiful!

    1. Miriam, I was not surprised to find that wolves interact in very similar ways to dogs with some nuances. With Denahee I felt comfortable enough to get down low, so that I could photograph her from a much more dramatic angle; in one of my shots we really were looking eye to eye, which was wonderful.

      1. That wa amazing, Frank! It’s not a common experience to most of people!

  4. I think you are very lucky. I had a Native American friend who has since moved away, but would have loved this story. He always looked for “signs”. He would say there is a message here. A powerful message. Thank you for sharing. We all have a spirit totem according to my friend and I think maybe yours has spoken.

    1. Thank you! Yes, I think that our connections with Nature and the Universe often look for us, and when we do meet them it is a special moment.

  5. She is quite beautiful. You were very blessed to have such an experience.

  6. What a wonderful experience for you Frank, and what a stunningly beautiful wolf – and shot 🙂 .

    1. Thank you, Judith!

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