A rose-breasted grosbeak flutters up from the creek singing clear, cool notes. A cranefly drifts through a sunbeam, carrying its legs.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
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Another cloudless, cool morning. Two...
Another cloudless, cool morning. Two large craneflies joined back-to-back like Dr. Doolittle’s pushmi-pullyu float sedately past.
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Strong sun, and the air so clear, I...
Strong sun, and the air so clear, I can see the tiniest floating krill. A cranefly seems enormous—until a pileated woodpecker flops in.
Also tagged pileated woodpecker
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Hazy but cool. A cranefly bumbles over...
Hazy but cool. A cranefly bumbles over the cherry tree on its too-long legs, its too-small wings, like a marionette with invisible strings.
Also tagged cherry tree
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54°F. A cranefly clings to my elbow...
54°F. A cranefly clings to my elbow, landing gear spread wide as its clear wings flutter in the breeze, flags for the kingdom of water.
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