Tag Archives: nature

skyframe – November 14

Posted on November 15, 2013 by landl30

11.14 nests dot the skyframe, treetops gone bare but not barren. life exudes, sways, hides high and unbidden from below.   the sun bears off my coat, a twist of fate in the November day, unexpected smiles and warming between … Continue reading →

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Rosie Cat – November 13

Posted on November 14, 2013 by landl30

11.13 kitty cat gorgon sprawls for her petting upon my bed   touch me, stroke me, but just correct-ly, or else.   voiceless magistrate of the upper regions, imperious   she waits for her due obeisance from us lesser mortals … Continue reading →

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first flakes – November 5

Posted on November 6, 2013 by landl30

11.5 first snow flakes dingle down like visitors from another planet   the walk home is soft with expectation and reverie   liminal time. ——————

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squirrels’ nests – November 3

Posted on November 4, 2013 by landl30

11.3 the squirrels’ nests dangle high above now visible in the denuded limb crooks, pine needles, leaves, twig snips made, they will sway and cling through winter’s roughest blasts standing the tests of wind and fury, cold and time.   … Continue reading →

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harvest home – October 28

Posted on October 29, 2013 by landl30

10.28 full moon cool night, frost dusting across long languid farm field hills, stubble filled now, while mother earth begins her fallow rest.   along the way steam rises from the yet warm soil, first winter’s chill shifting into gear, … Continue reading →

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inland alaska waterways – October 27

Posted on October 28, 2013 by landl30

10.27 walls of woods wash by in a haze of green gray. rumble bumble engines tumble and minds slip away along the drift.   whalebacks suddenly appear, towns glisten then fade, and the loss of electronic connection comes as a … Continue reading →

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blowsy pooh days – October 12

Posted on October 13, 2013 by landl30

10.12 Blowsy, blustery pooh-like days, high limbs whipping in the bursts, leaves fluttering across fields where young men turn the days of autumn in one last battlefield for school honors.   Pleasure. crispness. oxygen enhanced, chlorophyll depleted colors open up … Continue reading →

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black night rain – October 2

Posted on October 3, 2013 by landl30

10.2 black night rain, slick with thunder, pummels outside my window.   I feel happy inside in my cave, my refuge from those riven drafts of the world. rain outside. me inside. joy all around. ———————-

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a single red stamen – September 20

Posted on September 21, 2013 by landl30

9.20 a single red stamen stands tall amidst the sea of dead and dying leaves as if dropped in by arrow specificity, a mystery of grace and random chance.   like each soul in a desert calling to the Lord. … Continue reading →

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red clover signals – September 19

Posted on September 19, 2013 by landl30

9.19 Red clover mites are swarming the back deck and walls. Out front bees of all sorts clamber over the flailing jade plants, and birds of almost any feather empty the premium cardinal blend from the four perched tube.   … Continue reading →

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