I nearly missed them:
bright green already bleeds through
spring's fading blossoms

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hiding in plain sight
the ladybug wanders in
its fennel forest

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The rebellious bluebells that had spilled out of a parking lot island onto the nearby lawn seemed to be gone. And yet...

on a closer look
some low-lying bluebells still
defy the mower

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Seems like I'm seeing fewer small animals, birds, & bugs around me these past few years. How much is because their numbers really are decreasing, & how much is because I just need to know where to look?

these small signs of life
an industrious beetle
bustles in the mulch

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one's time has passed,
the other's has yet to come:
blossoms on a seed bed

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little miracles:
sprouted seeds, straining towards
springtime's still-pale sun

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fat daffodil bud
runner at the starting block
primed for the pop

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I try to remind myself that any unease at seeing such a large murder swirling and settling is purely my own superstition; they're simply going about their bird business.

cawing corridor
tree limbs starkly limned with dawn
lined with restless crows

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We had such an abrupt shift recently from snow to warmth that the melting snow left fog & haze everywhere, including an eerie layer above a nearby river.

a raft of white mist
hovering in parallel
winter thaw's ghost stream

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After a cold spell, we've having an abrupt thaw. Caught a glimpse of this on the way in to work yesterday morning.

transitioning lake
in the dark before the dawn
mist rising with us

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After a cold spell, we've having an abrupt thaw. Caught a glimpse of this on the way in to work this morning.

transitioning lake
in the dark before the dawn
mist rising with us

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I don't know why I was surprised to look out & see a snowglobe of swirling snow out the window; it is late January, after all. But this winter, & even the past couple have been so warm & dry that it came as a bit of a shock.

big, fat, fluffy flakes
an increasing rarity
in this warming world

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Normally around here everything's dead or dormant, but it's been so mild for so long that some of my outdoor plants still have their fall blossoms.

blooming at year's end
winter's unnatural warmth
unsettling beauty

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winter morning fog
the world still wrapped in blankets
as i leave my own

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TIL: "Firebows" are rainbows that can occur without rain, because cirrus clouds act as the prism.

follow the firebow
tiny, vibrant patch of cheer
in the cirrus sky

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/rainbow-no-arc-firebow

Seems a shame, but pragmatism wins out if I want to drive the car.

fall morning's faint frost -
such delicate tracery...
then i scrape it off.

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the dregs of autumn
bedraggled black-eyed susans
still stubbornly bloom

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It's funny to see a disorganized flock of geese need a few moments to sort themselves out after takeoff.

this raucous gaggle
gradually falls
into its
sig na
ture
V

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lazy saturday
morning light filtered through the
spider plant's long leaves

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I was startled to come across one in the city. I later learned that unlike turkey vultures, black vultures don't just feed on carrion, and can sometimes be predatory.

baleful black vulture
disdainfully struts away
granting a reprieve

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