
the first day of spring
has the trees of the forest
weeping with joy
–photo by me

the first day of spring
has the trees of the forest
weeping with joy
–photo by me

docile deer
occupy the road
in peaceful
protest of
the human exploitation
of their deer trails
–photo by son aaron

old, abandoned barns
have old, forgotten secrets–
within and without
we may never know all that’s
buried behind the ol’ barn
–photo by me

a mastodon
lay on the lawn
until the dawn
turned into day,
and thereupon,
the beast was gone–
the mastodon
turned into hay
–photo by me

a traveling troupe
of dancing does
will oft regroup
to strike a pose
–photo by me




the vote is in on
animals possessing souls
and the ‘eyes’ have it
–photos by me

the animal photos i use
when blogging are so hard to choose,
that i write the texts
while kitty selects
the ones that will get the most views
–photo by me
whether we’re a




we fill our own niches
and we have our own worth
for each of us enriches
the fauna of the earth
–photos by me

hiking in the cold
the morning sun warms my face–
right down to my soul
–photo by me

owl
nocturnal, drowsy
posing, drifting, dozing
hitting the hay now
hooter
–photo by me