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Hawk’s Nest

the hawk’s nest bristles in the crook of branches towering ready for predator or prey * below our new neighbors have put up lovely bird feeders, swinging gently in the breeze. * Lunch. ==============

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Adirondack

9.19.2020 [adirondack] The first treeto fire into autumnhas turnedand the smell of leavesand fire sweeten the airjust like last year and the yearbefore and the year before, though perhaps a bitmore beautifully this year, all unknowing of wildfires to the … Continue reading

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Old friend tree

5.17.2020 [Old friend tree] Old friend tree laid down today in the middle of the night, in the middle of rain and dark and a quiet slip over when too much weight and soft soil combined to say it is … Continue reading

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root forgiveness – June 14

6.14.2018 I asked the root family for forgiveness this morning, the one’s that I dove deep into, trailing every last noodle to their safe places beneath rocks and ripping them out from probably years of spreading. My back went out … Continue reading

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so much for eden – April 28

4.28.2018 flat calm pond, mated swans and canadian geese paddling near one another   bufflehead ducks dabbling around the edges and new muskrat buildings rise   calm, calming, serene.   two new geese soar in beautifully o’er the tree surround … Continue reading

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squirrel footprints – March 19

3.19.18 squirrel footprints up the creek the snow melting melting away the witches of winter.   soon baby Jesus and the Wises will be risen up out of their frozenness, just in time for Easter. ————–

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the squirrels are running – August 15

8.15.2017 [the squirrels are running] the squirrels are running unseen. but specific branches are moving thirty forty fifty foot up in those trees and there’s no wind. where they prance dance jump twirl in a chase of of passion or … Continue reading

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brown bounding bomber – July 10

7.10.2017 [brown bounding bomber] twin ears filing towards the sky, brown bomber of my garden, muncher of dandelion greens, stay away from my zucchinis. ————————-

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July 2 – soul waiting

7.2.2017 [soul waiting] squirrels, bullfrogs, an owl drops by, savoring the detritus of deep suburban life and quiet. more quiet than we are used to with the sound turned off and the phone out of range. brother elswyn sat for … Continue reading

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the owl swoops – May 25

5.25.2017 the owl swoops a snake in its talons   at the pond geese train their goslings to follow in line   families felons predators prey   all doing what they must to live another day. ===================

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