Tag Archives: wind

Snow blowing sideways. As the wind...

By Dave Bonta | Published December 28, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Snow blowing sideways. As the wind changes direction, two dead trees fallen onto the living take turns complaining: first eeee, then ahhh.

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At first light, some newly toppled...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 16, 2011 at 7:20 am

At first light, some newly toppled tree creaks in the wind. What I’d taken for the dog statue on the far side of the yard swivels its ears.

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The wind is busy dismantling its favorite...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 15, 2011 at 11:35 am

The wind is busy dismantling its favorite instrument. I can now see clear to the ridgetop through the thinning trees—the sky beyond.

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Colored leaves turn backwards in the...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Colored leaves turn backwards in the cold wind—still the same pale green. A pileated woodpecker’s distant chant.

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Wind moves in the trees behind the...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 12, 2011 at 12:12 pm

Wind moves in the trees behind the trees, and a small yellow leaf tumbles down from the overcast sky, taking its time to reach the ground.

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Strange morning: first a 20-MPH gust...

By Dave Bonta | Published June 29, 2011 at 9:37 am

Strange morning: first a 20-MPH gust of wind out of a clear sky whips the treetops, then the dead cherry beside the porch fills with birds.

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The rain’s stopped, and high...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 17, 2011 at 9:12 am

The rain’s stopped, and high winds rearrange the clouds, holes opening and closing as if in a game of chance: guess which one hides the sun.

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Clear, cold and windy. A turkey vulture...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 2, 2011 at 11:14 am

Clear, cold and windy. A turkey vulture slides sideways above the trees, rocking on its rigid wings like a catamaran crossing a rough sea.

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A wind in the night swept the broom...

By Dave Bonta | Published February 20, 2011 at 10:03 am

A wind in the night swept the broom off the porch; I find it in the garden. A thin milk of clouds. The sun’s whiskers slowly disappear.

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Just audible over the wind: a junco...

By Dave Bonta | Published February 19, 2011 at 9:39 am

Just audible over the wind: a junco’s chitter. Leaves lift off from the newly melted forest floor and join a harried flock of snowflakes.

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