Nolan Fedorow and Joseph McCarthy. Murls and Burls. No relation. March 12th, 2016
When squirrels
approach a pinecone with intentions of consumption, knowledge of the cone’s
anatomy proves a valuable partner in aid of discerning the difference between a
morsel of desire and trash. Once chosen, the cone is torn apart; squirrel-chucked
to the tone of shucking corn. Ingesting the edible seeds within and discarding
the rest.
Scattered
below a favorite snack perch, accumulation of the unwanted scraps stack up and might
eventually take the form of a mound. This is not called a murl. It is called midden. Not a midden - just midden. It is not size or quantity that constitutes
it being referred to as such, rather this label of status is the result of the ultimate
judgment by its user. Not a trash –
just trash.
Burls are
those knots on trees they chop off to make bowls out of.
