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April 19, 2026 by Dave Bonta

Breezy and cold. The tuilp poplars wear their new, pale green leaves like robes of feathers, all in motion under the gray sky. I catch a glimpse of accipiter wings, hear the kak-kak-kak call of a Cooper’s hawk.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags Cooper's hawk, tulip tree, wind
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  • July 10, 2025
    Up for moonset and sunrise—both hidden by clouds. The dark yard, punctuated by the apostrophes of top-heading garlic, has a crow for a rooster.
  • July 10, 2024
    Here and there, the bracken in my yard is beginning to turn yellow. A hummingbird buzzes past, pausing to inspect several garlic heads.
  • July 10, 2023
    Clearing after sunrise. A Carolina wren lands briefly on my open book, between two haiku.
  • July 10, 2022
    Crystal-clear and cool—a perfect morning to sit and write. When I look up an hour later, a new spiderweb glistens in the eaves.
  • July 10, 2021
    A male hummingbird buzzes in to the bergamot patch, but sips nectar from the soapwort instead. The catbird improvises on a towhee’s tune.

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