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this honeybee did ponder in midair,
"why i could alight there, or there, or there,
my knees are packed with pollen now to spare,
so i will set down with the greatest care" ... xo
 
judith meskill

these sanderlings did fly in from cape may,
to wish our mim the happiest birthday,
and though we hoped that lovely day would stay,
we'll see another soon now, come what may ... xo
 
judith meskill
 
it's mim 's 'bird-day' and we're all celebrating. here are a few other birthday wishes for mim today: lucy , trish , steve , lydia , tio , jan .

these chinese geese were practicing their moves,
and as you see their fine routine now proves,
that geese can glide on ice in such a way,
it makes you laugh forever and a day ... xo
 
judith meskill
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pink petals in the morning,
my friends, take no warning,
pink petals at night,
my friends, take delight ...
 
judith meskill

now blue jay says, "this heart belongs to jan",
so come on now and catch me if you can,
i'll keep this heart shaped nut here in my beak,
until jan comes along to take a peek ... <3<3<3
 
judith meskill

another flicker for my flickr friends,
yellow-shafted woodpecker 'neath my lens,
her multi-patterned visage now extends,
this graceful bird whose beauty never ends ... xo
 
judith meskill

it's winter in this northern hemisphere,
a time of shorter days, but of good cheer,
a wish of deepest joy, this winged heart brings,
for you and all you love, my heart now sings ... xo
 
judith meskill

hark, the white goose harold sings,
happy tidings his song brings,
here he's shouting "peace on earth",
belts it out for all he's worth ... xo
 
judith meskill
 
ps: i thought you'd all like to imagine the rather unique version of "hark the herald angels sing" that was presented by the white goose harold. as soon as i find the recording, i'll place a link to it here!

dave campbell is no longer in our midst,
and he will be, for certain, sorely missed,
an optimistic gent, he surely was,
and here i send him love, well, just because ... xo
 
judith meskill
 
(wanda shared this very sad news about out dear friend dave today ... he will be missed ... xo)

tracking change with nature now
snow and ice are here, and how
thought i'd give this lens a bow
nostalgic view it does endow ... xo
 
judith meskill
(shot using my canon dslr through the body & lens of a duaflex iv - fun with ttv ...)

the butterflies did love these, in the day,
the gold finches do love them, in this way,
what once was pink profusion, now is brown,
a plethora of seeds deep in this crown ...
 
judith meskill

milkweed dancers in the shade
twisting gayly in the breeze
'bout to fly off through the glade
tripping lightly as you please ...
 
judith meskill

hello there, look at me,
i'm a rooster, you can see,
crowing to my heart's content,
here i'm standing, just to vent,
happy that i'm no turkey,
so tomorrow here i'll be ...
 
judith meskill

this waxwing saw the red tail i saw too,
he fidgeted all over in the tree,
he looked so handsome against all that blue,
but kept his eyes on red tail, just like me ...
 
judith meskill

trish had a discovery one day,
tio said imagine if you may,
lucy saw serener bright,
followed by a watching flight,
and here i journey to these 'dances',
watching how this blue jay prances ...
 
judith meskill