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It's beginning...

to look a lot like Christmas. That song sprang to my mind when I spied the gooseneck loosestrife today. It looks like the holiday faeries have been playing with their paint pots.

Silent symphony...

The confused primula

We've had several hard frosts, a hailstorm, and snow flurries in the previous ten days. Over the weekend we had a sudden jump in temperatures. Not exactly T-shirt and shorts weather, but temperatures in the low 50's felt super fine while it lasted. And there in one of the flowerbeds, a primula - usually an early spring bloomer - decided it would put on a T-shirt and shorts and show-off a little. Poor little show-off got nibbled, but what a vibrant, unexpected, and lovely surprise.

In the leaf pile...

Riley: I think those cats are up to something Charlie.
Charlie: I think they're getting treats!

Riley: Oh, no! She's got the camera again, Charlie.
Charlie: Do you think that's a squirrel over there? Or a chipmunk?




















Charlie: There's stuff in here! I can smell it!

Riley: I'm telling you - that cat is up to something.
Charlie: Do you think I can catch that chipmunk?






















Riley: Who cares about chipmunks? I've got to keep an eye on those cats!
Charlie: Never mind the cats! There's stuff in here! I can smell it!





















Riley: What? What did you find?
Charlie: Told you! A walnut! I found a walnut!

Riley: She's gonna take a close up of you with those leaves on your face.
Charlie: I've got leaves on my face?

























Riley: I think I'm gonna have to go and see what those cats are up to.
Charlie: Really? You think they're getting treats?

Residuals

No blanket of stars sheltering sweet dreams
No moon lighting slumber spaces
No rain singing soft lullabies
No wind whispering night secrets
...only the residue of love soothes me

Talon © 2009

Make like a tree...

is what this squirrel seems to be doing. He was enjoying his morning until he spied Missy 15' below grooming herself on the picnic table in the sun. Yes! We have sun!

Fiery...

The last time we had nearly blue skies (clear blue skies seem impossible lately) was October 25th.


It was also the day the Japanese Maple outside the living room window was at its fiery peak.

I was saving the photos to cheer me up when Grey November took hold. And while November is only a few days old, the grey is already taking its toll as gusty winds have long since doused the fiery leaves.

Hallowe'en...

All Knowing...

Bewitched this night of full moon’s light
All Hallows Eve peers through naked limbs
of unclothed trees scolding fallen leaves
that skitter and shake

Goblins and ghouls suffer no fools
waiting for tricks not treats
Shadows unite against the bright
of the moon’s laughing gaze

Heartbeats are thick; air is slick
as fog masks the sounds of night
Witches ride on a moonbeam slide
black cats hiss and grin

Talon © 2007