nature walk our sketches of bluebirds in flight

Year of the Gnats


july heat my budget down the drain with the plumbing bill

year of the gnats and other small uprisings

at the intersection of rain and cooler weather

faces I recognize in the wild clover

brush and bramble the political savvy of bloodsucking ticks

birthday wish I want a new president

progress and regress our time narrows

the bluebird's creed sing no matter how short the flight

junk mail the stick nest of wrens in the bluebird's house

relief from yesterday's heat fringed by woods and bluebird sightings