A Reckoning:
the Puffins' warning
There is a wolf who will call
The Puffin Army from the sea.
They will come,
On 100;1,000;10,000 marching feet,
With beating wings
And clacking beaks.
Recently, our Last Wolf Project met people at public events in Forres and Elgin Libraries and Nairn and Inverness Museums.
Warrior Puffin!
These were exciting days. We started with wolves but ideas spiralled out from there…which animals mattered to our visitors?
That is what The Last Wolf Project has been asking people to look at: the step back from discussions and arguments and consider: is there an animal whose loss would leave you feeling diminished? Who would you miss?
singing wolves
The results were not always predictable. There were wolves, and deer and rabbits. There were horses and mice and bears
And then there were the puffins and with the puffins a whole storyline unfolded, a history, and a warning untold before….
Through the air, and
Over the waves, and
Across the sand,
They will come.
Marching.
Marching.
Beating the rhythm of a changing world,
In ten thousand stamping feet.
Along your streets,
Into your gardens,
Staring in,
Through your windows
Bright, dark eyes,
Watching.
Accusing.
watch for the wolves....
- With many thanks to all our artists and to Elgin Library, Forres Library, Nairn Museum and
- Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
- And a big, puffin-shaped, wolf-calling thank you to my colleague Alice Vawdrey for her help on those events
