Month: October 2023

Field Notes #4

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Butterflies do not live to ninety-five
Nor do they fly at ninety-five (mph)
But the day was ninety-five (degrees Fahrenheit)

And this poor little cabbage white needed five minutes rest in the shade in our driveway.
Rest my heterochromatic friend!

In other old news: Phacelia cicutaria. May 2023

Field Notes 3

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So Long:

Sun and moon conversed
Each traversed
Now roles’ reversed

All was well
Although moon was a bit embarrassed
For “getting in the way”

Here is half of the intended cover image. The original was So Long….too long. Transitional changes during eclipse.
Here’s the rest.

Cover Photo: Short Story – Full Sun and 70% Coverage

On another note from May: Chaparral Mallow (Why is it so difficult to remember “one p – two r’s in chaparral?”) Always get those mixed up.

The lovely thing about flowers, unlike the sun, is that you can look right at them without eye protection.

The Coop

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Coop
Made a stoop
And I don’t mean swoop
While standin’ on a fence
Rabbits quivered and tense
Just don’t make sense


Still scratchin’ my head on this one. Pulled into the driveway and this Cooper’s hawk is sittin’ on the fence just as pretty as can be.
A little dinner-sized rabbit hopped on by, and not a budge. A few yards away, a small covey of quail were well within striking range. But nope, barely a notice. Must have just eaten I guess.