I am writing this about an hour before the presidential debate – you will be reading this the day after. Any of today’s photos of animals preparing for the season could have a different meaning, depending on the debate outcome.

Sheepish, bullish, lies multiplying like rabbits, pecking, pouncing like a praying mantis –

take your pick.

I think that’s what we call ambiguous pictures ….. which is fine as long as the debate outcome is unambiguously in favor of a candidate who is not racist, not scheming, not narcissistic, not mendacious, and above all able to handle a world in turmoil with sufficient intelligence, information and respect for the facts that we will not descend into further wars and inequality.

Postscript, the morning after: Wasn’t prepared for the sniffles.  Ever heard a boar sniffling and grunting through the brush?