Communing with the animals

Since I write about animals, or rather, people who can turn into animals, I thought it was absolutely necessary and required that I take myself to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on a recent visit to sunny California. Fun fact, rhinos can easily hide among rocks! Who'd a thought? How many can you count in that photo, and are you sure?

My fans and friends know that one of my favorite things about Colorado is live wildlife sightings, whether it's on my drive into the mountains or in my own backyard there. It is such a thrill to see them in their natural habitats, which can make most zoos problematic. Not so with the Safari Park. Word of advice, wear good walking shoes. If you are lucky enough to go there, you will marvel at the size and arrangements of the different habitats. One disadvantage is that there's more space for the animals to hide from you! 

Now, while I have resumed work on book 3, I had a thought about zoos. What if a Netah was accidentally caught and taken to a zoo? Would they survive with the actual animals? If they transformed into humans, would they become dinner? How could they escape? I would love to explore this situation, but will not do so right now, because I don't want to get distracted from the progress I made today. I managed to edit the first four chapters and add new scenes and moments. I then turned to my outline and fleshed that out. Having made a false start a year ago, I realized I still had some good material in the original and figured out where it could be used in the new version. That feels like progress. The zoo situation feels like a short story. I could make it a bonus piece, or submit it. Stay tuned. 

​Thanks for reading!