Fog and the sound of water rushing in the ditches, woodpeckers of every caliber. The thermometer says cold, but somehow the air feels warm.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
Tag Archives: fog
Cold and dawn-dark at 8:30. The ridge...
Cold and dawn-dark at 8:30. The ridge disappears into cloud, allowing me to imagine real mountains—a fastness far from anything but rain.
Also tagged rain
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Hard rain falling into slush, and the...
Hard rain falling into slush, and the fog thickening: cloud into cloud. Buds glow yellow on the lilac where two titmice flit.
Also tagged lilac, rain, snow, tufted titmouse
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After all-night rain, snow cover persists...
After all-night rain, snow cover persists in the woods, but it must be thin. The trees loom and fade as the fog shifts. The stream roars.
Also tagged rain, snow, stream
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Freezing rain and fog. Snowbirds crowd...
Freezing rain and fog. Snowbirds crowd the melted tire tracks in the gravel driveway, filling their gizzards wth grit while they can.
A true November day, cold and gray...
A true November day, cold and gray and wet. Patches of pale lichen on tree trunks glow like dim headlights in the fog. A distant chickadee.
Rain and fog. A squirrel strips water...
Rain and fog. A squirrel strips water from its head with a lightning-quick motion of its front paws. The dark dead eyestalks of the tansy.
Also tagged gray squirrel, rain, tansy
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When the fog lifts, the sun makes its...
When the fog lifts, the sun makes its nest in the treetops. I sit with a newspaper folded on my knee, listening to a chipmunk’s metronome.
Also tagged chipmunks
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Two titmice tumble off a branch, claws...
Two titmice tumble off a branch, claws briefly locked, provoking rebukes from a chorus of chickadees. A breeze fails to disperse the fog.
Also tagged chickadee, tufted titmouse
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Thick fog at daybreak, as if the bright...
Thick fog at daybreak, as if the bright moon of 2am had spread a kind of mildew over the mountain. Train whistle. A nuthatch’s nasal call.
Also tagged moon, nuthatch, train
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