But all things must be ascribed human characteristics in order to make them seem humane. The windfarm in the far off distance is a human reference point. We give mountain tops names, as if the mountain cares if it’s a Munro or a Wainwright. We speak to animals in whatever language we use. My dog understands English. How he would get on in Japanese I don’t’ know. Burns was a master at giving animal’s human character. What is that word, anthropomorphism, or something like that? We do the same to all facets of nature, so we can understand it better. For better or for worse, for what is our place within the natural world really. Lord and master. Subservient to the storms we’ve named. Co-habiter?