Tag Archives: moon

Dawn, and the peepers are still calling...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 16, 2012 at 10:59 am

Dawn, and the peepers are still calling. The bridal-wreath bush glows brighter than the thin grin of a moon rising through the trees.

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An hour before dawn, the half-moon...

By Dave Bonta | Published January 14, 2012 at 11:45 am

An hour before dawn, the half-moon is a sideways emoticon among a scatter of bright pixels. A screensaver takes over and the yard goes dark.

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A morning so clear, the half moon looks...

By Dave Bonta | Published September 18, 2011 at 9:57 am

A morning so clear, the half moon looks close enough to touch. A squirrel still spooked by some long-gone predator has yelled itself hoarse.

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A plane drags its cross-shaped shadow...

By Dave Bonta | Published August 22, 2011 at 9:53 am

A plane drags its cross-shaped shadow over the ridge, loud as an evangelist. A few clouds. Half a moon abandoned in the center of the sky.

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Thanks to insomnia, I have two mornings...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 26, 2011 at 11:46 am

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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Where the moon had glowed through ground...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 20, 2011 at 11:30 am

Where the moon had glowed through ground fog at 4:00, now the sun glimmers. Four ruby-crowned kinglets flutter in and out of the lilac.

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So quiet, the downy woodpecker tapping...

By Dave Bonta | Published December 26, 2010 at 8:03 am

So quiet, the downy woodpecker tapping a dead branch sounds as loud as a pile driver. High overhead, the half moon like a big right ear.

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Five below zero Celcius at sunrise....

By Dave Bonta | Published November 2, 2010 at 8:28 am

Five below zero Celcius at sunrise. A single kinglet flutters in the birch—its whispery chirps. The fourth-quarter moon’s thin grin.

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An hour before dawn, a high thin cloud...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 27, 2010 at 8:18 am

An hour before dawn, a high thin cloud drifts northeast to the rumble of a freight train. When the half-moon intersects, a rainbow disc.

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Past 6:00, and it’s still warm...

By Dave Bonta | Published September 25, 2010 at 6:30 am

Past 6:00, and it’s still warm and cloudy. But the moon soon breaks through into good weather. As its glow dims, the breeze turns cool.

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