Bright and windy. A towhee flies in and out of a multiflora rose bush seemingly without a care, as if it weren’t studded with sharp hooks.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
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A half-grown rabbit emerges from the...
A half-grown rabbit emerges from the rosebush and pauses in the middle of the blue driveway to shake its head and scratch behind its ears.
Also tagged cottontail
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Deer have been eating the wild rosebush...
Deer have been eating the wild rosebush again, and the yard is a maze of rabbit tracks. The fog lifts for a minute, then returns.
Also tagged cottontail, deer, fog
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Soggy woods under a gray sky. In the...
Soggy woods under a gray sky. In the multiflora rose bush, a junco’s tail keeps flashing white as it struggles for a perch among the thorns.
In the deer-ravaged rosebush in the...
In the deer-ravaged rosebush in the middle of the yard, I spot a bald-faced hornet’s nest, its dark opening fixed on the half-dead cherry.
Also tagged bald-faced hornet, cherry tree
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A chipping sparrow’s rattle,...
A chipping sparrow’s rattle, regular as surf. In the middle of the yard a multiflora rosebush ravaged by deer proffers its one white branch.
Also tagged chipping sparrow
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The doe with twins pauses to graze...
The doe with twins pauses to graze a multiflora rose. The lead fawn follows suit, and I want to cheer. Invasive-eating culture transmitted!
Also tagged gray squirrel
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In the half-light, the faint crackling...
In the half-light, the faint crackling sound of a deer eating a rose bush. A lone Canada goose flies over, honking enough for a whole flock.
Also tagged Canada geese, deer
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