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Dog Walk
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
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt
Tagged dogs, dogwalking, dVerse poets, nature, quadrille
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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
Waking Up
Day Seven of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else? What better gift than … Continue reading
Posted in 5-7-5, daily prompt, Haiku, nature, poetry
Tagged 5-7-5, flowers, haiku, NaPoWriMo 2019, nature, spring
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Law of Nature
Mankind v. Gaia without blame or forgiveness justice will be served dVerse Poetics: Blame and Forgiveness
Weekend Wildcard: Groundhogs and Vital Bogs
Yesterday was Groundhogs Day in the US and Canada, and megastar (among the rodent crowd) groundhog Punxsutawney Phil purportedly did not see his shadow, which is said to be a harbinger of an early spring this year. While not the … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, nature, serious stuff, Weekend Wildcard
Tagged climate change, ecosystems, Groundhogs Day, nature, skunk cabbage, swamp, wetlands, World Wetlands Day
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backward glance
pause in quietude answer held in gentle mind the question will come Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Flowing Water
Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, nature, photo challenge, Photography, poetry, spirituality, Washington, weekly photo challenge
Tagged beach, black & white, CB&W, haiku, nature, ocean, photo challenge, poetry, waves
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Wordless Wednesday 5.2.18
Posted in nature, Oregon, Photography, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged green, moss, nature, Oregon, trees, Wordless Wednesday
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Cycles: Winter
to flaunt it’s might and callous heart winter coils its heavy hand with whetted shards of tempered ice impales autumnal sleeping land in shocked surprise sap runs to ground bare limbs must hide in rooted place blending with gray-tinted skies … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, nature, poetry
Tagged cycles, NaPoWriMo 2018, nature, poetry challenge, seasons, winter
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Wordless Wednesday 3.28.18
Posted in nature, Photography, Washington, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged clouds, creek, nature, outdoors, Salmon Creek Trail, Washington State, Wordless Wednesday
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In Search of my Future Favorite Place
This week’s Daily Post photo challenge is to “share an image of your happy place, a secret spot you love, or a faraway location you return to again and again.” Hmmm. I’ve thought about this for a couple of days … Continue reading
Posted in nature, photo challenge, Photography, Washington, weekly photo challenge
Tagged Burnt Bridge Creek trail, creek, nature, seasons, weekly photo challenge
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