Bump on a Log

“Mama, if the eagle comes for us, will the turtle over there help us? He’s got a big hard shell–maybe we could hide under it.”

“No, I’m sorry my little ones; the turtle has his log, and that’s all he cares about.”

–Photo by me

cutting edge

in the arrogance

of our youth

we created god

in our own image

and consequently

kicked ourselves

out of the garden.

we were no longer

part of nature.

but i tell you

the truth about

us is marvelous:

we are nature

and what’s more–

we are

cutting edge

nature.

wordless wed 5/25/22

–photos by me

going, going, gone! (shadorma)

truth be told–

sometimes our problems

really do

go away

if we just have the patience

to wait long enough

–photo by me

monochrome monday 5/23/22

–photos by me

shot of the day (5/21/22)

winter came back

for a visit this morning–

she pulled a white sheet

o’er my freshly mown lawn,

and now i’m afraid to start

planting my garden

until i’m convinced

that nurse ratched is gone

–photo by me

Dalai Lama Quote

I’m always chasing down some kind of wildlife for a picture, but I have to admit, I have far more shots of their backsides as they run away than anything else. It makes me wonder why every animal I encounter, great or small, is utterly terrified of me. Anyway, it’s not always a bad thing that I can’t catch them, which brings me to the Dalai Lama quote:

“Remember that sometimes

not getting what you want

is a wonderful stroke of luck.”

–Photos by me

wordless wed 5/18/22

–photos by me

Limerick 37

There lives a delusional pig

Who thinks she’s as thin as a twig,

And when she’s called out

On those ears and that snout,

She says, “They’re just perfectly big.”

–Photo by me

Pelican Day

The pelican pictures I posted the other day were well received, so I went back to the river yesterday to take a few more, and ended up spending the day there. A day in the life…