Tag: Nature

False start

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Overwintering

butterflies emerge from sheds

wishing they had not

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by Scooj

Magnolia

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All winter I wait

these magnificent moments

remind me to live

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by Scooj

Connection

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Thick heavy clay sods

difficult to dig, I hear

a green woodpecker

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by Scooj

Wren

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The slightest movement

and the slightest fluttering

appear, disappear

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by Scooj

Zzzpring

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Sleepy bumble bee

barely lifting off the ground

clumsy acrobat

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by Scooj

An audience

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Sweetest serenade

blackbirds swap variations

taking turns to sing

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by Scooj

Kingfisher

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Iridescent blue

alongside the motorway

River Frome wildlife

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by Scooj

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Unnoticed

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Unnoticed by me

snowdrop carpet past it’s best

my head in the clouds

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by Scooj

Dunnock

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Near invisible

with ordinary plumage

nice to have you back

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by Scooj

Ghost

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Nothing to see here

invisible, unnoticed

mud footprints remain

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by Scooj

I saw these footprints in the mud today on the River Avon while taking a lunchtime walk with the dog. I think they are otter footprints – no chance of seeing their maker though.