Baby Roo

Field journal · a creature found in the moss

Baby Roo

$BABYROO

A tiny wild thing with hair full of static and eyes full of wonder, sitting still for once.

Come sit on the moss
Baby Roo, a small fuzzy green-gold creature with wild hair and big purple eyes, sitting on sunlit moss in brown lace-up boots
  1. i. hair: full of static. does not listen.
  2. ii. eyes: still growing into them
  3. iii. hands: resting on the belly
  4. iv. boots: tied twice, just to be sure
Plate I. Baby Roo in his usual spot, late afternoon.

II Field notes

Where he lives

Baby Roo picked a patch of moss and decided that was home, boots and all. He sits cross-legged in the sunlight most afternoons, watching leaves fall like it's the best show in the forest.

What he notices

Those big purple eyes notice everything, especially if you forgot to smile today. They have also seen your snack, and would like some.

How to greet him

People say hello to him the way you'd greet a very small, very serious neighbour. Quietly. He saves the warmest patch of moss for whoever shows up last.

Baby Roo up close on a mound of moss, hair lit from behind
Plate III. Sat very still. The hair did not.
Baby Roo in a fern clearing as leaves and seed fluff drift past
Plate IV. Leaf season. Best show in the forest.

V Specimen card

Baby Roo portrait
Name
Baby Roo
Kind
forest creature, small
Fur
pale green-gold, all over
Hair
wind-blown, a little staticky
Eyes
two, very round, purple
Footwear
brown lace-up boots
Seat
moss, in the sun, cross-legged
Plan for today
sitting still is the whole plan

VI Where to find him

Hi. Yes, you. Come sit on the moss.