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Thursday May 02, 2013

Posted by Dave Bonta

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Two male woodpeckers rattle at each other from 100 yards apart. A carpenter bee inspects the porch, its drone a perfect generator of unease.

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Tuesday April 26, 2011

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Thanks to insomnia, I have two mornings: one with ground fog lit by the waning moon at dawn, the other hot and abuzz with carpenter bees.

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