Cloudy and cool. The small black ants on the peony buds move sluggishly as lovers stunned by charismatic moons.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
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Cool and overcast. The soft thump of...
Cool and overcast. The soft thump of a bird side-swiping a window. An ant walks with exquisite slowness up the side of the house.
A black ant sways and staggers. A white...
A black ant sways and staggers. A white caterpillar turns and begins to descend the white column, as if finally convinced it’s not a tree.
Also tagged tussock moth caterpillar
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A carpenter ant carries its mote of...
A carpenter ant carries its mote of wood halfway along the edge of the porch before dropping it over the side. Such fastidious destroyers!
Tansy blooms beside the porch. Black...
Tansy blooms beside the porch. Black ants and harvestmen wander the allegedly insecticidal leaves; only the yellow flowers remain untouched.
Also tagged harvestmen, tansy
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Every day is the earth’s birthday...
Every day is the earth’s birthday. The largest peony plant, though still uncurling, already sports ten small planets midwived by ants.
Also tagged Earth Day, peony, plane
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Fog. The ants who tend the peony buds...
Fog. The ants who tend the peony buds have been replaced by drops of water—all but one, who moves slow as an astronaut on a strange planet.
Clouds like scales on the belly of...
Clouds like scales on the belly of a blue fish. In the garden, ants immobilized by the cold cling to the sweet pink seams of peony buds.
