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Dave Bonta November 17, 2008

Fresh snow, but not enough to turn the hillside white. Like an old man with bushy brows, the earth peeks out from under every arched leaf.

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  • May 12, 2024
    Heavily overcast and cold. A redstart is calling from above the springhouse—a buoyant buzz—while a distant wood thrush makes me revisit my dreams.
  • May 12, 2023
    A turkey hunter’s pickup rumbles past. The moon pale as a glowworm glimmers in the treetops as a whippoorwill clears his throat.
  • May 12, 2021
    The light this morning is so crystalline, the new leaves so intensely green, it’s no surprise to hear the year’s first oriole—that song.
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    Through the warm sun and the cold wind, hummingbirds come and go. I squint at the trees, trying to tell if the leaves are any…
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