looking at cherry blossoms as a bumblebee might
divining the cryptic patterns of moths
wandering along creeks
practising my snake-charming skills*
resisting the urge to walk barefoot among the violets and bluets
letting the sun kiss my shoulders
imagining a visit to the Grand Canyon and deciding other places call to me more
watching bats weave their twilight magic across Venus and a sinking Orion
debating my future
feeling like the fifth wheel on a car gone crazily off course
cheering for a rookie
muddying my bare feet to save my shoes
discovering a pair of eagles soaring among dogwood flowers
hyperventilating on a train trestle
the scope’s okay despite its crazy cartwheel into the river below!
eating s’mores
watching Spring spread across the treetops
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Anything fun for you lately?
*If someone can help on the snake, I’d appreciate it… it tried very hard to convince silly me that it was a fierce rattlesnake, using its tail to rattle the dried leaves (and the worried man standing behind me.)
Just marvelous, Laura! Truly delightful. And gorgeous photos. Sounds like you’ve been focused on all the right things. And I had to laugh about the scope cartwheeling into the river… Been there and done that.
(I’m no expert, but your snake looks like a kind of rat snake [Elaphe obsoleta]. They’re known to rattle their tails to mimic true rattlesnakes, and the pattern seems right. But I’m only guessing.)
Re the snake, what Jason said. I have a link for something you might enjoy: http://www.wildlifecontrolexperts.com/snakes.pdf
Glad you’re having a good time. Me too, at least until next Wednesday when I have to start my new job….
Oh wow! Laura – beautiful picture essay and lovely, funny prose.
Wow. Did you *really* drop your scope off that trestle?
I just saw your comment over at Bev’s blog – she identified snakes once for me. She could probably help Id yours.
She is as lovely a person as her blog. I spent a little time with her last year.
Great post Laura. (even with the snake)
That’s our pal “Sneaky Snake” … watch out – he’ll drink up all of your beers! (Tom T. Hall)
Your pictures are pretty much what life always looks like to us!
“practising my snake-charming skill”
Pfft!
Let me know when you can get them to slide into you pockets!
(And yeah, rat snake seems probable.)
Rat Snake is my guess also. Enjoyed your photos.
Thanks all… it was a fun couple of days!
Quit throwing your tripod off trestles!
(And I thought for a second you had typed “cheering for nookie”.)