A house wren ascends a stepladder in the steady rain. With a sudden crack, the cherry tree beside the porch sheds a dead branch.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Glory be to God for punctuation: the...
Glory be to God for punctuation: the fawn’s spots glowing in the gloom, drifting insect-motes, garlic in the yard, a ten-second rain.
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Two years later, the branch still dangles...
Two years later, the branch still dangles upside-down above the forest floor. A hummingbird pauses over a tansy and taps it with her bill.
Tagged hummingbird, tansy
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Scattered bird calls at dawn give the...
Scattered bird calls at dawn give the impression of a distant chorus, the way trees on a savanna blend into a false forest a half mile away.
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A chipmunk’s steady drip. How...
A chipmunk’s steady drip. How many years have I been sitting here? I remember each stage in the lichen’s conquest of the springhouse roof.
Tagged chipmunks, lichen, springhouse
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The jesters’ caps on the topheading...
The jesters’ caps on the topheading garlic have begun to split, revealing dense clusters of miniature selves. A raven’s mechanical laughter.
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The misty sunrise puts me in a Hallmark...
The misty sunrise puts me in a Hallmark mood: Roses are brown,/ violets, long dead./ This coffee is bitter/ and goes straight to my head.
Soapwort, self-heal, mullein, Rudbeckia...
Soapwort, self-heal, mullein, Rudbeckia, butterfly weed: my garden exemplifies the messiness of any organization dominated by volunteers.
Come hummingbird and bring some glitter...
Come hummingbird and bring some glitter to this damp gray morning, buzz around the bergamot, pizzazz at the beebalm’s one bedraggled bloom.
Tagged beebalm, bergamot, hummingbird, wood thrush
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Gray and misty. A common yellowthroat...
Gray and misty. A common yellowthroat keeps caroling back to a Carolina wren, until I have trouble remembering which “witchedy” is which.
Tagged Carolina wren, common yellowthroat
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