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Monday August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Leaves turn over in a breeze—a small shock-wave from a far-off storm. A flock of yellow walnut leaves breaks free, fluttering to the ground.
Sunday August 25, 2013 25 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
A pair of cardinals chirp back and forth in the lilac. A small buck with antlers in velvet crashes out of the woods, chased by a larger doe.
Saturday August 24, 2013 24 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
Caterpillar webs in the treetops shine like white sails against the blue. A turkey vulture floats past.
Friday August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
A shimmer in the air thickens into drizzle, dripping from bedraggled rudbeckia petals, limp tubes of bergamot and the crisp, white soapwort.
Thursday August 22, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
Weeding the garden is never dull. Yesterday morning a milk snake writhed around my wrist; today, hornets boil up and sting my hand.
Wednesday August 21, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 12:54 am
Quarry roar, how I have not missed you! But from the other direction, out of the mist, the yellow-billed cuckoo’s soft call.
Tuesday August 20, 2013 20 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
It’s humid; everything drips. Goldfinches warble in the treetops. A rabbit’s ear twitches, illuminated by the rising sun.
Monday August 19, 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
Back from London, my ears are still adjusting to the country. The unending insect thrum seems to come from some city hidden in the grass.
Sunday August 18, 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 05:11 pm
In the two months I’ve been away, my yard and garden have turned alien, taken over by stiltgrass. The buzz of a hummingbird in the bergamot.
Tuesday June 11, 2013 11 Jun 2013 | 04:04 pm
Overcast and cool. The catbird takes a break from improvising on the songs of other birds to tangle with his reflection in my front window. I will be gone from my porch until mid-August. You can check...
