April 1: April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day.

Water moccasin in the canal

scares her inside.

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March 31: Fisherman

Sunset on the canal

as he catches one last bass.

Bats flutter past.

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March 30: Gasparilla SP

another perfect beach

fossilized shark's teeth

worn down to hearts

 

 

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March 29: Stump Pass SP

beach-combing

for fossilized shark's teeth

what we leave behind

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March 28: Rookery

visiting the rookery

with my parents

what chaos in each nest

 

 

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March 27: Blue heaven

standing in the blue Gulf

as manatees swim past

it's enough

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March 26: Captiva

island sunset

heron feeding in shallows

while we watch

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March 25: Dry spell

rain clouds shift over the gulf

wind rustling palms

only the sound of rain

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March 22: Trip planning

Watching snow fly

while I pack

for our trip to Florida.

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January 24: Crane text

In Mom's text--Sandhill Crane

walking down her street

past a pink flamingo.

 

Sandhill Crane, Englewood, FL

 

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January 4: Send-off

Before they drive south

we eat cookies left over

from the holidays.

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March 22: Estate planning

Sunset at the beach

with a mango daquiri--

reading my will draft.

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March 21: End of day

Florida sunset:

ibises flock home,

traffic light points to the moon.

 

 

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March 20: Habitat

In the town ballpark:

parakeets nest in the lights,

owls sit in left field.

 

Monk Parakeet

Pelican Park ballfields, Cape Coral, FL (see the owls?)

Burrowing Owls on their nest mound

 

 

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March 19: Marsh Cottontail

On Rabbit Road

all the mailboxes feature

some kind of bunny.

 

Marsh Cottontail seen this morning at the Bailey Tract of Ding Darling NWR

 

 

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March 18: In their element

Mullet leaps once, twice,

five times out of the water,

my heart high with it.

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March 17: Cypress swamp

500-year-old trees

we crane our necks

in this open-air cathedral

 

 

 

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January 22: On receiving an album of old photographs

Thirteen-year-old tomboy
posing in an orange grove.
I knew nothing.

January 18: Out in the cold again

The three-hour direct flight from Punta Gorda to Bangor has its blessings--no layovers, no lost luggage--as well as its downside: we were returned to the cold and imminent snow much too quickly.

Flurry of snow
reminds us of the white sands
we left behind.

January 17: Beaches

Spent our last full day in Florida soaking up the seaside sun and warmth with a second hike at Stump Pass State Park and a visit to the beach at Blind Pass State Park on Manasota Key. So much to love: shorebirds at surf's edge, diving pelicans, sea grapes, crying ospreys, dolphins passing by offshore, colorful shells tumbled by waves, a gopher tortoise thoughtfully chewing on a blade of grass, anoles rustling among dry palm fronds, and always the ancient rush and rhythm of the waves...

 

Sand slows my steps.

I breathe

in time with waves.

 

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