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Yellow stained-glass wings of...

By Dave Bonta | Published August 9, 2010 at 10:40 am

Yellow stained-glass wings of a tiger swallowtail circling the shadowed yard. The smell of cowshit wafts up from Sinking Valley.

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By Dave Bonta | Published July 18, 2010 at 9:03 am

A tiger swallowtail is laying eggs on the lilac and black cherry, dabbing each leaf with the tip of her abdomen, wings fighting the breeze.

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By Dave Bonta | Published May 2, 2010 at 10:13 am

Tiger and spicebush swallowtails circle the white lilac. Leaves blow backwards. A ruby-throated hummingbird hovers a foot from my nose.

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By Dave Bonta | Published April 11, 2010 at 10:19 am

A groundhog among the daffodils rears up on its haunches like the very large squirrel that it is. A tiger swallowtail careens past.

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