Amid the depressing state of politics and world affairs, a provocative thought suddenly occurred to me: I’m lucky to be alive.

Eric Frydenlund: What the wolf pack, and nature, can teach us

We live on the edge of nature. Our house in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, sits in a coulee of the Mississippi Valley, its foundation tucked into the base of the Mississippi River bluffs. All manner of wildlife encroaches on our yard and daily lives. Not long ago, a bobcat sauntered past our back window, nonchalantly glancing at us through the glass as if window shopping.

Frydenlund lives in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin: epfrydenlund@gmail.com .

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