A hike through the Belly of the Dragon Promises an eerie experience The hiking partner takes it up a notch Speaking of earthquakes and falling rock Bright sunshine awaits the other side Beautiful cliff faces turn ominous As hiking partner seeks out mountain lions dVerse Quadrille hosted by Lillian Terri’s Sunday Stills: The #Eerie WeeklyContinue reading “An Eerie Hike”
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Insects and Arthropod
Just a few Macros for Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: #BLACK and/or BLACK & WHITE.
A Sijo: Sit Awhile
Renaissance woman who dares to speak Harshly at the castle wall The king cares not for your suffering Off you go to the town square The jailer awaits your arrival You may sit awhile TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge: Word Garden, 10/22/24 hosted by Lisa Pull up a Seat Challenge – Week 42
Grand Canyon
Canyon of wonder Grand is an understatement A held breath released My soul soars in your vastness Unable to comprehend
A Haibun: Chukar Partridge
A steep hike up a rocky cliff for a better view of the Great Salt Lake. Strange bird sounds heard in the distance. Where are they coming from? We climb rock after rock seeing nothing, until we are startled by a covey of Chukar rising from the underbrush. Chukar Partridgeswell hidden in the sagebrushmake anContinue reading “A Haibun: Chukar Partridge”
Like a Rock
I am like a rock Shaped by time and circumstance Solid foundation Until the sands shift below And I turn a rolling stone
Chickory
Flourishing roadside Transplant in foreign country Blue joy running wild Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Pigmy Nuthatch
A lovely surprise to find this little guy. I almost deleted the photo, as I thought it was one of the many white-breasted nuthatch photos I had taken earlier that day. Luckily, I met a couple of real birders who told me to keep an eye out for the pigmy nuthatch. I took a closerContinue reading “Pigmy Nuthatch”
Wanderlust
A hot winding road through dry desert mountains Bighorn sheep look down from rocky ledges A river rushes somewhere belowThe ancient creator of this miraculous canyon In the distance I hear The rhythm of gentle waves lapping the shore Perhaps they are this way… The smell of petrichor I breathe in the cool, damp airTheContinue reading “Wanderlust”
Western Meadowlark
Flashes of yellow Darting the periphery Come into focus I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXXXIV Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Peripheral by Gerry C. and Sue W.
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