Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Birds 01_28_10
a flock of Evening Grosbeaks overhead late this morning
later Chloe and i head down to the lake for a walk
wind
Fox Sparrow chack-call
Anna's Hummingbird display
Northern Harrier and White-tailed Kite tangle
wind on the way back
two Red-tails blown about
Oak Titmice in the roses
Acorn Woodpeckers across the road
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Corvid Cheer
(with apologies to blv)
they're so smart
Ravens and Crows
they're so smart
Ravens and Crows
they use tools,
too!
Ravens and Crows!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
In honor of William Stafford
William Stafford( Jan.17,1914-Aug.28,1993)
Oregon poet, teacher, pacifist and mentor to many
lucky to have taken a class from him long ago
Yes
It could happen any time, tornado,
earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen.
Or sunshine, love, salvation.
It could , you know. That's why we wake
and look out- no guarantees
in this life.
But some bonuses, like morning,
like right now, like noon,
like evening.
from Passwords (1991)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
january's blue light
yesterday at the edge of the grey cloud mass
above the overcut western ridges
the blue line light of winter
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
note to a friend
the constant fingering
of scars
thick and erratic
some wounds never heal
follow the path to a tree
watch the brown creeper
spiral up
probing the cracks and crevices
feeding, feeding
in the spring
behind the loose bark
in the wounds of the tree
flaking away
a cup of moss and twigs
and it goes on
Friday, January 1, 2010
First bird of the new year
quiet all morning but
for the dripping trees and the sound of traffic
on the road
below
dee...ddee...dedede
calling for their sisters and
brothers,uncles and aunts,mothers and fathers
my neighbors foraging in the wood
mountain chickadees
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