A pile of fresh dirt at the woods’ edge: a groundhog has dug a den under the roots of a poison ivy-throttled maple. Will he itch all winter?
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
Tag Archives: red maple
Random lilac, red maple and black cherry...
Random lilac, red maple and black cherry leaves have flipped over, exposing their pale undersides—evidence of a downpour in the wee hours.
Also tagged black cherry, lilac, rain
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The red maple blossoms are open at...
The red maple blossoms are open at last, puffs of red anthers or orange pollen. A white-throated sparrow sings without stopping in the rain.
Also tagged rain, white-throated sparrow
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A squirrel descends an oak at high...
A squirrel descends an oak at high speed while rolicking robin music plays in the background. Closeup on the maple buds round as stoplights.
Also tagged gray squirrel, oaks, robin
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Small rain on an east wind. Swelling...
Small rain on an east wind. Swelling buds impart a faint red hue to the woods’ edge, and a song sparrow states the obvious: spring is here.
Also tagged rain, song sparrow
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Gray sky. A gray breast feather floats...
Gray sky. A gray breast feather floats down and lands on the snow. Ten minutes later, a sharp-shinned hawk appears in the big maple.
Also tagged accipiter, sharp-shinned hawk
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How does the poison ivy know to turn...
How does the poison ivy know to turn the same salmon as the red maple it has infiltrated? A phoebe chases a kinglet from the roadside weeds.
Also tagged phoebe, poison ivy, ruby-crowned kinglet
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From the luminous green wall of the...
From the luminous green wall of the woods, a pewee calls. Maple keys come spinning, take the place of yesterday’s hailstones on the porch.
A scarlet bough at the woods’...
A scarlet bough at the woods’ edge: I peer through binoculars at the first red maple keys. Deer straggle by in their ragged spring coats.
Also tagged deer
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Clear, clear, clear: say the same thing...
Clear, clear, clear: say the same thing often enough, the cardinal knows, and one day you’ll be right. The east is red with maple blossoms.
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