FIVE SECOND STORIES

6/13-Peonies in bloom:

 

Nutkin and Mrs. Redbird at the Diner-gives on the idea just how small the young Nutkin is:

Buddy lounging-we love how his tawny belly matches the cleaned deck color:

Longfellow, Bertram Longfellow at your service:

A great pic illustrating the kind of precipitation we've been getting-a lot of promise but in reality, barely getting stuff wet: 

 

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In the 15 years that we have lived here, we've always had hawks-some big, some small. For some time, we had a large one who would light on the old pool deck and freak out any avian at the Diner. Recently, the territory seems to have been taken over by a small one who rockets under the tree canopy too fast for identification.

Tom Carpenter

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6/14-seen today in the Back 40-Eastern Tiger Swallowtail:

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A couple of lovely vids with spoken word by Kelly Boesch:

Ode To The Dandelion:

 A Story About Aging:

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Nice claymation vid featuring Nina Simone's heartbreaking My Baby Just Cares for Me: