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Webs of Life and Death
The early morning mist forms droplets on flowers, leaves and twigs. The moisture that accumulates on our sloped roof forms droplets that glide down off the edge, splashing on the leaves of plants that border our house’s foundation. The stillness of the air and the intermittent drip… drip, drip… drip is soothing, mesmerizing. I linger for […]
My December Butterfly
Sleeping late in the morning is a benefit of retirement. There is no need to get up early to go to work or see the kids off to school. You get up when you get up. Anne and I climbed out of bed a little past 9:00 a.m., conducted our morning routines, had breakfast and […]
Daily Prompt: Fight or Flight
Terror on East Pond It was a beautiful spring day along the Connetquot River on New York’s Long Island. The crisp morning air was washed of smog from spring rains that fell overnight. Raindrops, caught by the spring growth of swamp maples, black gums, and viburnums, glistened in the morning sun. As I walked along […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry
This great blue skimmer caught my eye when I walked out of the house to check my mailbox . It perched on the tip of a hibiscus leaf and tilted its head as if to look at me when I approached it. It was not alarmed at my presence so I took advantage of this […]
The Intelligent Butterfly!
I lead Anne down a grassy hill from where the community clubhouse sits to the cypress swamp along the edge of Lake Tsala Apopka. The sun is still rising in the east and shade shrouds the forest except for a few rays that penetrate through small openings in the tree canopy. We stand there for a […]
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