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Corvid
You perch in silhouette on overhead power lines, a black bird cutout from the gray-mottled clouds. I’ve read that you recognize faces, and can distinguish the friendly from the ill-willed. I’ve read that you can even pass that specific discernment … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday 11.6.19
Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged autumn leaves, red leaves, Wordless Wednesday
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autumn wind
brisk October breeze chapped leaves rustle in complaint summer blows away
Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, nature, Photography, poetry
Tagged autumn leaves, fall, haiku, red
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Wordless Wednesday: Wild Carrot
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Back of things
Lost and Found
The spider works quickly to get the larger insect wrapped within its web. The insect doesn’t struggle; it may be dead. But the web is in tatters and shakes violently every time the spider moves. I watch the action, hoping … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday 5.08.19
Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged flower, purple, spring, Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday 5.1.19
Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged pink, spring, tulip tree, Wordless Wednesday
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Spring Awakes
Day 25 of NaPoWriMo. Today’s Prompt: Taking a cue from John Keats’ poem, “To Autumn,” write a poem that (a.) is specific to a season; (b.) uses imagery that relates to all five senses; (c.) includes a rhetorical question, like … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, nature, poetry
Tagged birds, flowers, NaPoWriMo 2019, poetry, spring
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Wordless Wednesday 4.24.19
Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged rhododendrons, spring, Wordless Wednesday
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The Way of the Whale
NaPoWriMo, Day 23. The prompt: Write a poem about an animal. Tell me again about the whales, Great-gran; did you ever see one? Yes, child, I have seen them, but only from afar. Even at a great distance, it must … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, nature, poetry, serious stuff
Tagged endangered species, extinction, NaPoWriMo 2019, whales
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