staccato splatter
the syncopated lullaby
of rain on the roof

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I am an incorrigible fidgeter when it comes to campfires. Between watching the flames and tending them, I don't think about much else.

the campfire consumes
my attention and my cares
along with the wood

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summer's red result;
hard work's slow, well-earned reward:
that first tomato

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Funny thing is a family was packing out of a neighboring cabin, and they didn't even notice him galumph along...

anxiously crossing
all awkward adolescence
long-legged young bear

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3rd flush of golden oysters from this block. #mushrooms #haiku

unlikely bouquet
golden crinkles curl towards
their electric sun

I always wonder what they're saying... (I sometimes suspect it's like that Far Side cartoon, where it turns out all animal calls are just the equivalent of "hey, baby..." 😆.)

the squirrel broadcasts
its staccato chitter
a morse code all its own

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I wish I knew more about plant identification. One of these days...

nodding, slow and sage
the wildflower needs no name
to know its nature

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garden inspector:
electric blue dragonfly
hovers in the heat

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faint light, fading fast,
lonely beacons of summer:
mid-July fireflies

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reminder & reward,
the reason it's all worthwhile:
summer tomatoes

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oddly relaxing
to watch someone work so hard
bustling bumblebee

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distant slate blue line
surges, swirls to windy grays
summer evening storm

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Facebook reminded me that several years ago at this time, I saw U2 in concert. I got there early, so I had a tiny tailgate, party of 1.

hatchback open,
a picnic dinner, a good book:
introvert’s tailgate

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unexpected guest
your visit quick as your wings
summer hummingbird

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full, closed summer buds,
color peeking through the edge:
anticipation

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a baleful orange sun
sets in the smokey haze
quiet, and disquiet

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I take it as an odd sort of compliment when the turtles don't dive off their logs and flee as I drift by in a kayak.

tolerant turtle
sunning in parallel
on our respective craft

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I did a double take when I passed this while kayaking. Not sure what it was, but it sure was making the best of the situation...

from the rotting log
a stranded sprout sways in the bay
life finds a way

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unexpected guest
is it time again so soon?
summer's first firefly

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slow Middle River
soggy sandals, a soothed soul
summer paddle board

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