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shot of the day 10/21/23

the marten’s a rather rare sight

and rarer when standing upright–

is that just a very tall cat

or a very, very tall rat?

–photos by me

the angle (tanka)

the banks of the creek

prosper under the same sun–

yet, one is favored

though the sun shines on us all,

it’s the angle that matters

–photo by me

Chipmunk

I’m quite ill today (feels like razorblades in my throat), so I’m just going to leave you with a shot of a happy young chipmunk for this post. Take a look at his fingers–instead of cracking nuts, he could be cracking safes! Ouch. Don’t make me laugh.

Photo by me

wordless wednesday 10/18/23

–photos by me

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beyond the sunset,

children are being slaughtered–

i see no beauty

–photo by me

Three Lost Kittens

I searched for our neighbor’s lost kittens

Named Luna, Sophia, and Mittens,

And finally located all three

Curled up at the base of a tree–

And as I was taking them home,

I thought up this whimsical poem.

–Photo by me

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a solar eclipse–

when the moon briefly becomes

the star of the show

–photo by me

Shot of the Night 10/14/23

I took this shot with my phone as my camera is having some issues, but you get the picture.

Standing out here, I peer into the depths of space and wonder: if the night sky looks like this through my phone from this dusty rural arm of the galaxy, what does it look like from downtown?

–photo by me

scarecrow’s quest (shadorma)

the scarecrow

quit his post today;

now crows are

in the grain–

some folks say he ran away

looking for a brain

–photo by me

wordless wednesday 10/11/23

–photos by me (mostly)