Tag Archives: nature

dogwood petals – May 13

Posted on May 15, 2017 by landl30

5.13.2017 dogwood petals paper our path as well as goose poop underneath   all of it waste product but some more welcome. —————

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spring yard work – May 9

Posted on May 10, 2017 by landl30

5.9.2017 soil, mulch, deep string roots make up the work   pacing, slow, steady not rushed is the flow   spring gardening opening the body to another step     with no have-to deadline; just an encounter   with the … Continue reading →

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High Sierra Hwy 89 – April 29

Posted on April 30, 2017 by landl30

4.26.2017 the road drops a thousand feet on either side.   no matter.   after the first hundred the rest won’t matter. ————————

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first steps of spring – April 11

Posted on April 12, 2017 by landl30

4.11.2107 we walk the green grass path now edged by the final snow of spring, tinkling faerie bells tuning up as ice drops from branches plink plunk into the stream, and birds chip chireeep into the new sun, snaring their … Continue reading →

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mister mallard – April 6

Posted on April 8, 2017 by landl30

4.6.2017 mister male mallard sits on the muskrat house warming his eggs   missus is missing but no matter it’s a deal between them   and the eggs will survive. ——————

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al fresco – April 4

Posted on April 5, 2017 by landl30

4.4.2017 crystal gems appear on tree bark high above us as we sit on the porch deck,   sap running in the trees as sure a sign of rebirth as the sun   we sit warming ourselves by for our … Continue reading →

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at the pond – March 26

Posted on March 29, 2017 by landl30

3.26.2017 mother mallard stands upon the muskrat house one foot balanced and firm   father floats nearby quacking to warn us off if we walk too near.   see honey, I fought ‘em off. told ‘em what’s what. I’m your … Continue reading →

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looking up, looking down – March 21

Posted on March 21, 2017 by landl30

3.21.2017 on our walks she sees eagles and I see muskrats   each of us innately looking up looking down   between us hoping that we might scan the world. ============

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January thaw – January 30

Posted on January 30, 2017 by landl30

1.30.2017 there’s something about a January thaw that does a body good.   we walk to the waterfall where the flows pulsing behind a yellowing wall of ice   feed into the widening maw of deep copper below   and … Continue reading →

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when he was born – January 22

Posted on January 23, 2017 by landl30

1.22.2017 when he was born his mother cuddled him close and rubbed her nose deep into his hair   to inhale all that he was, all that he is, all that he would become.   somewhere deep we know each … Continue reading →

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