Mid-February

A Work in Progress
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By eleven ten the sun had cleared the trees 

uphill of the slope of the wooded park

we have six long hours and building of good solar

breakfast and dinner eaten while its dark

Daffodils, crocuses budding in the sunlight

pink plum blossom and white, red alders bloom again

pollen season starting allergies awaken

no bumble bees yet, cedar seeds in the fountain

Seagulls mobbing a herring ball out in the sound

porpoises circling working the turned tide rip

salmon herding herring unseen while coyotes

howl near rabbit warrens in the bank hip, lip, yip

Distraction rules the day holding all at bay

Billie our Border Collie checks if all’s OK

Dick Russell © Richard M Russell

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