Quiet Geese
5/14/2024, land R, 3:30 Walk in the steady rainGreens and Smoky Blues from the Mist hovering in treesQuiet geese long ranks keeping a low profile with their babies
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White Petals
3/24/2024, land L 9:30-11:10 Cold, bright early spring morningFaint green hills spotted with white flowering treesBirds jubilantly, out-singing each otherGeese call in the distanceWhistle to graceful vultures aboveLake water sparkles brilliantly, texturized by windEvidence of unfinished beaver work on treesSun illuminates new growthQuiet geese float and stand on guard on islandDeer prints in soft thick …
Nature’s Intricacies
2/26/2024, water, R, 81v-dr, 2:40-4:45 Wind: 8mph from SOC: 5+/6 (4 in 2 and 4S) Sunny, 70° in February!Gorgeous, brilliant sparkling edges of shimmering watersNot much change in beavers’ 4SE experimentWater levels thankfully still rising-small stream now under bridge into 1N-islands shrinking-1S ledge: rests on lateral malleolus-tire almost kisses Waters Edge-1NW branch: mid patella-1NW drainage …
Blue Skies
2/13/2024, land L, 9:20-11:00 Gorgeous, cold, sunny morningBirds of every kind sing outBlue skiesCardinal skirmishes in the brushStreaked clouds criss-cross sky and criss-cross waterTall yellow grasses on banks etch the edges of the waterGeese trumpet the beginning of mating seasonEagles out, away from nestDeer tracks in soft groundWater sparkles brilliantly from the lake belowGorgeous morning …
Crazy Dense Fog
1/25/2024, land L, 9:20-11:30 Crazy dense fogUnseasonably warm, wet morningLake almost swallowed by the fogStill coated with thick ice from recent frigid tempsOrange shows itself amid the greysGeese call from behind the shrouded backdropMercury drips linger perfectly on branch tips Silver spider threads stream, connecting treesDreamy, misty goose apparitions stand on iced lakeWood chips left …
Geese Nap on New Island
1/3/2024, land R, 2:30-4:00 Chilly, windy, winter dayFirst glimpse of sun in weeksAlready wishing to be on the waterGeese nap on new island in 1Other groups of geese float in 1N and gather on the OG sandbarContinuous rhythms of swishing branches in the breezeCardinals flash brilliantly amidst the brownsFlitting and rustling of busy birds in …
Nature Just Is
11/6/2023 land(!), R, 2:30-4:00 In the midst of so much death, sadness, bad news and turmoil – surrounded by supportive sounds of crickets, grasshoppers and leaves rustling in the windSuch sweet nourishing scents lift and lightenAnd wind lifts fluffy white milkweed seed from its podLeaves gently fall from above, seeds helicopter their way downGoldens, browns, …
Perfect, Peaceful Harmony
7/3/2023, land L, 9:00-11:00 Gorgeous opaque morning with green blue water and emerald treesCrickets and birds join in gorgeous orchestral masterpieceWater beckons, but walking today to fight off covidInteresting red velvet cone-shaped flowers (staghorn sumac?)Tiny Gray spider stands out amid the red velvetSweet yellow flowers line the trailsLovely white sweet clover, tiny white daisies, smatterings …
Pollen Swirls
3/26/2023, land R, 9:15-11:00 Enlightening morning sunSteam gently rises from LakeSplendid array of birds singing jubilantly in unisonGeese call off in the distanceMourning dove coos punctuateStaccato knocking of woodpeckerSparkling dew coats the bright green grassWhite flowering treesPollen so invisibly thick, can taste itSoft green rises higher in the tree linePelvis and femur bones in tree …
Hints of Green
3/21/2023, land L, 10:00-11:15 Chilly morning on this second day of springBirds sing from every nook and crannySoft hints of green rising higher from the ground into bushes and low treesDamp grasses glisten as the sun melts the frostGeese honk claiming their nesting spotsThey fly overhead on missions, in pairsFocused thought on logisticsClarity