At last the garden cricket has a rival. They creak slowly back and forth. I scan the western sky for what’s left of last night’s moon.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
Tag Archives: crickets
One tulip tree limb is a-quiver: a...
One tulip tree limb is a-quiver: a pair of squirrels nibble on each other’s fur. Love or parasites? A cricket calls from under the bergamot.
Also tagged gray squirrel, tulip tree
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Sitting under the portico while the...
Sitting under the portico while the paint dries on the porch. The crickets sound different here. A phoebe calls for the first time in weeks.
Also tagged phoebe
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Cold and clear, but one cricket still...
Cold and clear, but one cricket still manages a slow creak. A nuthatch calls heh-heh-heh — so I didn’t dream that cackle outside my window!
Also tagged nuthatch
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The fog reveals as much as it hides...
The fog reveals as much as it hides. Who knew the trees held so many spiderwebs? The birds are mostly quiet now; it’s cricket spring.
Also tagged fog, spiderwebs
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Overcast and cool. Two birds of indeterminate...
Overcast and cool. Two birds of indeterminate species trade high-pitched chirps in the treetops, continuing for hours. A few crickets.
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Everywhere a house wren burbles you...
Everywhere a house wren burbles you can build a window; everywhere a tree cricket trills you can build a memorial to last night’s moon.
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In the pre-dawn dark, a patch of moonlight...
In the pre-dawn dark, a patch of moonlight appears for a few seconds on the end of the porch. A cricket’s one-string fiddle, slow and thin.
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A warm night. With no inversion layer...
A warm night. With no inversion layer, dawn comes quietly except for the ever-present crickets. A patter of rain approaches and retreats.
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Hundreds of miles to the southeast,...
Hundreds of miles to the southeast, a hurricane churns. I sit in the dark listening to scattered rain, a faint rustle of a breeze, crickets.
Also tagged hurricane
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