Imagine the scene from 12 Monkey's. That Terry Gilliam Sci-Fi film. Not the ones underground, not the final climax shot, not the crazy cackling Brad Pitt - the one with the animals running free in urban streets. The surface scene of wild animals taking back the city - a city void of homo sapien. Now put the people back.
A few days ago, my blogger pal, William Campbell shared a photo of a hawk in his backyard. It was a gorgeous photo of the same species of bird I have found in my own neighborhood Jacaranda Trees. In the five years I've lived in West Hollywood, it is getting increasingly wild - and not of the human sort. Wild animals find themselves cohabiting in the urban environment. I've seen coyotes (full grown and babies), a family of raccoons, parrots, mockingbirds, crows galore and I can't forget the time the dog pull a possum out of the bushes (he played dead of course). And of course the hawk - all within a block of my house.
I love this increasing wildlife! And immediately had a vision of special "wild animal" parks - off limits to humans at night, open space, wild areas. Bulldoze a block of houses, let it go back to seed. Let the animals move in. Enough with the manicured parks. Let the earth be wild in urban areas.
sounds like what the LA River is already. it's mind blowing. come ride it with me sometime! I know you have a bicycle somewhere...
Posted by: Pinkyracr | June 28, 2011 at 01:40 AM
yeah! Let's do it!
Posted by: heathervescent | June 28, 2011 at 11:56 AM