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snowflakes

December 25, 2010 by Dave Bonta

A few flakes in the air. A gray squirrel wanders through the lilac branches, scattering a pair of juncos. The squeaky calls of finches.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags finches, juncos, lilac, snowflakes 4 Comments
December 4, 2010 by Dave Bonta

Snowflakes sail past like far-flung voyagers. On the otherwise lifeless tansy stalks, a green sprig harbors a single, yolk-colored bloom.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags snowflakes, tansy 4 Comments
November 27, 2010 by Dave Bonta

A scurf of snow in the north corner of the porch, and more flakes in the wind. A chickadee puffs out its feathers, fat as a baseball.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags chickadee, snowflakes
February 10, 2010 by Dave Bonta

Wind-whipped snow. I imagine a pep-talk in the cloud nursery: You’re a star! You’re unique! And no mention of gray mounds in a parking lot.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags snowflakes, snowstorm
January 27, 2010 by Dave Bonta

Windy and cold. Six-legged stars bloom on my jeans, standing out against the faded black where the ticks of autumn had been so camouflaged.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags snowflakes
February 27, 2008 by Dave Bonta

Fire engines wailing through the gap, air horns, the frantic melisma of ambulances. The wind blows snow against my cheek—pinpricks of cold.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags fire, snowflakes, wind
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