September 7: Birds on our holiday drive

Over the harbor, eagle;

one farmhouse bluebird;

geese in the pasture.

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September 6: Trying to grow hot peppers

If we're lucky

we might get one chili pepper

from our single plant.

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September 5: Crickets

river flowing low and dry

slow ticking of insects

counts down the days

 

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September 4: On the water

Slow sail past Mark Island--

red buoy, curious seal,

harbor we don't reach.

 

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September 3: Visitor

End-of-summer garden--

it's a new world

to the young yellowthroat.

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September 2: Nighthawks

On my drive home from Quebec this afternoon I noticed several nighthawks flitting overhead, diurnal migrants heading south.

 

Driving south, homeward,

following the nighthawks' path

along the river.

 

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September 1: Les Fraises

Rural, farm-covered L'Ile D'Orleans in the St. Laurence River is the farm basket of Quebec. Strawberries are one of the specialties, with two seasons: summer and fall. After visiting L'Ile D'Orleans today, I checked out the permanent farmers' market near the Old Port Quebec, where I bought a cup of fresh strawberries and ate them on the spot. They tasted of summer, even as the season begins to turn to fall.

 

Strange to start September

here in Canada

with farm-fresh strawberries.

 

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