dandelions at Banks Lake; and poem: Call of the Wild Some demand pristine, but I call for the wild ones: Cornflower, mallow, Salsify and balsamroot, Phlox, and the dandelion. Sheri Edwards Poetry/Photography/Tanka 04.22.2025 NaPoWriMo
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Call of the Wild

"Dandelions are my favorite because they refuse to stop growing." ~unknown

yellow flower clusters of holly-like leaved Oregon Grape and poem: Oregon Grape Evergreen, its spring yellow flowers soon feature as birds’ berry feast Sheri Edwards Poetry/Photography/Haiku 04.19.2025 NaPoWriMo
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Oregon Grape Flower Clusters

another bright yellow of spring

red-winged blackbird on old cattail stalk; poem: Pause for Nature’s Peace A chirp and flicked tail atop a cattail stalk, sings a red-winged blackbird Sheri Edwards Poetry/Photography/Haiku 04.18.2025 NaPoWriMo
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Pause of Nature’s Peace

a moment by the lake

Marsh Wren Watercolor; the bird lives around Banks Lake
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Wednesday WrapUp Lots of Animals

Lots of animals this week, and a few florals

Banks Lake; dog on alert; poem: His Playground Sniff: nose to the ground; alert: attend to that sound: splash! Muskrat retreats. Sheri Edwards Poetry/Photography/Haiku 04.15.2025 NaPoWriMo
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His Playground

He prances and plays -- until alerted to a creature elsewhere -- what is it?

Banks Lake looks quiet, but lots are hidden but heard; with poem-- Our Country Torn, Still In the bulrush, a flutter of wings, a splash warns, the dog turns at each Sheri Edwards Poetry/Photography/Haiku 04.14.2025 NaPoWriMo
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Hidden but Heard

drive by the serene scene, but there's a lot going on...