Leafy Lullaby
Spring is in full swing and although leaves are filling the branches, occasionally one is set loose by an unexpected gust that blows it from the rest. The buoyant journey of an unaware hapless leaf inspired my rhyme below.
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Earth day is a great day!! I love your robins.
ReplyDeleteThe mountains are so gorgeous!
ReplyDelete...you have collected some gorgeous images. I assume that the tides make a huge difference at Crescent Beach. Take care and have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeletea beautiful day to celebrate the earth
ReplyDeleteCrescent Beach looks lovely, with the snow-covered mountains in the background. Lots of beautiful blooms!
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ReplyDeleteAll perfectly lovely, as always.
ReplyDeleteMany days I feel swept up or left like that leaf! I love your views too.
ReplyDeleteLove the "restless gusts" it paints a perfect picture and you do feel swept away.
ReplyDeletewonderful poem about the leaf ~ enlightenment ~ thanks for the reminder ~ great series of nature photos ~ love dandelions ~ hugs,
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The leaf's travels sound lovely.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem ... "course correcting" ... a most powerful tool. Self preservation at its highest.
ReplyDeleteLove that bird. Absolutely we can course correct, but we simply aren't doing it well enough to fix climate change.
ReplyDeleteLovely pics and I love the Leaf Lullaby.
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ReplyDeleteA lovely mix of words and images.
ReplyDeleteLove that cheeky little robin! The house my husband and I shared came with one like that. He'd look right in the window as if he knew he'd been there first, not a bit afraid of humans, though he kept out of the way when humans were outdoors.
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ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of nature images, and I like your leaf poem-
Lovely poem and gorgeous pics! Happy Earth Day!
ReplyDeleteLike traveling in a hot air balloon. Flow with the wind and currents.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite photo is the couple sitting on the beach viewing across the water.
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Such a beautiful poem.. you have a gift with words.
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Every day should be Earth Day! Beautiful poem! love the cute robin, great captures
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The Cresent Beach is a beautiful place. The shoreline walks with you is always fun. The birds and flowers look celebrating springtime. I like your poem. I like to see leaves dancing in the air but we are not leaves. We should not follow the wind but change the current course to the new direction ignoring the easy way that too many people resort to.
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