March 6-9: Jenal Dolson

Jenal Dolson's visit proved that we animals are creatures of habit.  

We go after what we want over and over again.

Jenal learned how to make felted rocks during her stay at the den, while we exchanged stories about bats and snakes.

September 25- 30: Blue, Ryan and Mosey

In 1992, when Ryan was 13, he traveled through Pakistan with his brother.  Along the way, they acquired ethnic talismans including king cobra snake skins.  One of these skins was traded for 5 nights in The Den.

The King Cobra, the longest venemous snake in the world, preys chiefly on other snakes.The skin of the King Cobra is said to hold many magical powers, including the power to control the dreams of whoever possesses the skin.

I've known Blue & Ryan for 18 years.  They returned to Wolfcloud, this time with infant Mosey, exactly 3 years after this photo was taken. 

This is Blue on Lake Mead just before she married Ryan.  Since they brought the snake skin, my dreams have been more vivid.  It is said that if one dreams of snakes, one must never try to kill the dream snake.  If one dreams of "a lake that is clear and surrounded by barrenness", one must never swim in the lake.

April 16th- 23rd: Bitty

Bitty comes from Tucson, AZ, to work at an art fair.  Instead of doing projects around the house or cooking, since she will be busy working all week, she brings gifts which are all from Arizona.  One gift per night at The Den, except for really special gift items, which are equal to two or three nights.  

She made and transported this cactus garden which she exchanged for two nights.

She brought these tortillas from two rivaling tortilla factories in Tucson.
 We exchanged one pack of tortillas per night.

And Finally, with 3 nights left, she unveiled this cactus skeleton which she found 10 miles deep into the desert in the Catalina Mountains outside of Tucson.