Category Archives: Animalia

Strange Bedfellows

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Maggie C

Smudging windows with your nose, Marring floors with dirty toes, Shedding on the furniture, Crud you’ve rolled in cakes your fur. Snoring, scratching, snorts and whines, Odors one cannot define, So many things best left unsaid, For now, it’s late. … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Bugs on Blooms

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Maggie C
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Catching Rays

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Maggie C
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Blue Sky

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Maggie C

The morning is spent, and me with it. Hours of pulling weeds, spreading wood chips, planning which shrubs to transplant where… Some call it gardening. It’s blatant manipulation, really; rearranging earth’s flora to satisfy human aesthetic. From my chair on … Continue reading →

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Last photo of April ’21

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Maggie C

April is always my busiest month in posting thanks to the National Poetry Writing Month challenges that I try to participate in. I always think it’s going to energize me to keep up the momentum for the rest of the … Continue reading →

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AtoZ: R is for Rowdy

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Maggie C

red-breasted robin raises rabble-rousing rounds, riffs on warblings R is for Robin. #AtoZChallenge: 26 posts in April, topics to proceed alphabetically. Creating a theme for one’s blog challenge is optional. My theme for 2021: a three line alliteration each day (5-7-5, haiku-ish) with the … Continue reading →

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AtoZ: L ~ Sunbath

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Maggie C

lackadaisical lizard luxuriates while lying on a log L is for Lizard. #AtoZChallenge: 26 posts in April, topics to proceed alphabetically. Creating a theme for one’s blog challenge is optional. My theme for 2021: a three line alliteration each day (5-7-5, haiku-ish) with the … Continue reading →

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AtoZ: K is for Kitty

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Maggie C

keen the captor’s prey killed by kerf of unsheathed claw kitty’s catnip slayed K is for Kitty #AtoZChallenge: 26 posts in April, topics to proceed alphabetically. Creating a theme for one’s blog challenge is optional. My theme for 2021: a three line alliteration … Continue reading →

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AtoZ: F ~ Migration

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Maggie C

fleeing frosty fall flocks forage in fallow fields fuel for far flights F is for Flight #AtoZChallenge: 26 posts in April, topics to proceed alphabetically. Creating a theme for one’s blog challenge is optional. My theme for 2021: a three line alliteration each … Continue reading →

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Dog Walk

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Maggie C

Yesterday you hugged the gravel path. Today you strayed into wildflowers and withers-high grass, nose working the air as though inhaling heaven itself. Tonight I’ll pull burrs from the long fur on your legs and bum. Tomorrow, who knows? With … Continue reading →

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