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June 22, 2008 by Dave Bonta

A fawn follows its mother through the springhouse meadow, spots like stars on a pelt dark with moisture from the sopping-wet vegetation.

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June 19, 2008 by Dave Bonta

Clear, 44°F. The doe who I think lost her fawn makes small, anxious grunts as she plows through the wet meadow in front of the springhouse.

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April 27, 2008 by Dave Bonta

Overcast and cold. The porch and yard are aglow with cherry blossoms, blown down by yesterday’s storms. A catbird mews from the springhouse.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags catbird, springhouse
December 20, 2007 by Dave Bonta

Distant sound of a rasp on wood: the porcupine’s last meal of the night. In the springhouse lawn, the silhouette of a cat taking a shit.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags porcupine, springhouse
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