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“Work day”

Work day

Bee has no time clock. /

Only sun, life, instinct, work. /

Grace in the effort.

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“Leaf”

Leaf

With one fallen leaf, /

fall hints at its arrival. /

Summer’s fullness ends.

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Photo finish Friday: “Common”

Common

Common sunflower, /

uncommon summer heat. /

Home is hard to leave.

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Photo finish Friday: “Sweat bee”

Sweat bee

Brown-winged sweat bee. /

Florida native, I see. /

Working hard for me.

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“Descending”

Descending

Doves descending, /

vying for first at morning feast. /

Surrounding sky calm.

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“Bluejay”

Blue jay

Young blue jay scouting, /

side hoping toward a peanut. /

Rock doves soon descend.

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“Mammatus morning”

Mammatus morning

Mammatus morning. /

Clouds ripple across the sky. /

Silhouetted oak leaves.

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“Jumble”

Jumble

Scattered seeds, /

descending Rock Doves, /

feathers jumble.

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“Argus-eyed”

Argus-eyed

Window reflects. /

Hackberry Emperor clings. /

Argus-eyed prison.

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“Goodbye”

Goodbye

Across the blue sky /

as cars bellow and pass by, /

clouds whisper goodbye.

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