1450. frenetic

 

scrambling here and there

the sandpipers never stop

 tiny dynamos 🦊❤️

I stood and watched the Sandpipers leaving their marks in the sand as they flitted here and there pecking for food. Then the waves come in and their travels are erased - only to create more   🦊❤️

1449. poison ivy tree

 

once it stood so tall

chock full of poison ivy

no match for the storm 🦊❤️

There was a tree in the woods that we fondly called the “poison ivy tree”.  It had massive hairy vines of poison ivy clinging to its large rugged trunk. Our recent storms made easy work of toppling the tree. It was most likely compromised by the abundance of poison ivy vines that had been depleting its denseness over the years. So long poison ivy tree. We will miss looking at you from afar.  🦊❤️ 

1448. tethered

 

i patiently wait

while you do the things you do

i deserve better 🦊❤️

In my humble opinion, I think that some dog owners don’t qualify to have a dog. 🦊❤️

1447. guiding lights

 

there are guiding lights

some are within and some out

use each as they shine 🦊❤️

There is nothing more wondrous than early morning sunlight creating beams of light as it reveals the morning air. 🦊❤️

1446. here today - gone tomorr…

 

hot and humid days

mushrooms popping by the score

tomorrow… they’re gone 🦊❤️

Our recent hot, humid and rainy spell brought forth overnight a bumper crop of fungi of all types.  And then they were gone.  Here today… gone tomorrow. 🦊❤️

1445. straight “a” student

 

ready and waiting

up front and rarin’ to learn

a straight “a” student  🦊❤️

Tommy exudes confidence and a sense of being in command of his environment. He has been very successful at surviving @ 18 years living out in the woods. He has learned his lessons well. 🦊❤️

1444. won’t you be my neighbor?

 

that pesky bluejay

swooping in to get his due

all god’s creatures eat 🦊❤️

Every time we feed Tommy the same cast of Catbirds, Bluejays and a Squirrel are jolly on the spot to squabble over his leftovers.  We’ve come to realize that Tommy lives in a neighborhood and everyone wants to have a full belly. Mr. Rogers would love it. 🦊❤️