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DAILY PHOTO: Precarious Rocks, Orvakallu Rock Garden

Posted on January 26, 2023 by B Gourley

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Posted in Asia, India, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Asia, balanced, India, Kurnool, Orvakal Rock Garden, Orvakallu Rock Garden, photographs, photos, pictures, Precarious, rocks, tourism, travel | 1 Reply

Buddha Still [Haiku]

Posted on January 25, 2023 by B Gourley

Buddha is still;
the clouds wander...
one crow caws

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Posted in haiku, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged animals, birds, Buddha, clouds, Crow, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, Statue, wildlife | 1 Reply

A Moment of Stillness [Haiku]

Posted on January 25, 2023 by B Gourley

the moment before
a sneaky monkey
makes mischief

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, expectation, macaque, mischief, monkey, nature, poem, poetry, still, wildlife | 1 Reply

DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Outcrops, Gandikota Canyon

Posted on January 25, 2023 by B Gourley

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Posted in Asia, India, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Asia, Canyon, Gandikota, Gandikota Canyon, Gorge, India, nature, Outcrop, outdoors, Penna River, photographs, photos, pictures, rocky, Rocky Outcrops, Stony, tourism, travel | 3 Replies

Iced Wings [Haiku]

Posted on January 24, 2023 by B Gourley

ice crystals form
on helicopter seed pods;
will they fly or crash?

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Posted in haiku, nature, plants, poem, Poetry | Tagged Aerial Seeding, Frost, haiku, Helicopter Seed Pods, ice, Ice Crystals, Icy, nature, poem, poetry, Samara Fruit, Seeds, winter | Leave a reply

Rice Field [Haiku]

Posted on January 23, 2023 by B Gourley

young rice in mud
awaits paddy flooding rains;
i seek shelter

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Posted in Blogs, Farming, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged haiku, nature, Paddy, poem, poetry, Rain, Rice, rice paddy | Leave a reply

Sunflower Field [Haiku]

Posted on January 22, 2023 by B Gourley

sunflowers 
huddle together;
the sun hides

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Posted in Blogs, Farming, Garden, haiku, nature, plants, poem, Poetry | Tagged Field, flower, haiku, nature, poem, poetry, Sunflower, sunflowers | Leave a reply

Made Ya Look [Senryū]

Posted on January 22, 2023 by B Gourley

the lizard
that stares skyward
makes me look

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, Senryu, wildlife | Tagged animals, haiku, lizard, nature, poem, poetry, reptile, Senryū, wildlife | Leave a reply

Mesmerizing Monkeys [Haiku]

Posted on January 21, 2023 by B Gourley

fish swim idly,
monkeys watch the fish;
monkey TV?

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, fish, haiku, hypnotized, koi, mesmerized, monkey, nature, poem, poetry, Trance, wildlife | 3 Replies

Birds Wheel About [Free Verse]

Posted on January 21, 2023 by B Gourley

a flock of pigeons
mills about in a lazy dance,
pecking and shifting 

then explode into 
panicked flapping,

as they wheel about,
gaining spontaneous unity, 
reaching investigation mode,

they bank heavily,
like a C-130 gunship --
a Puff the Magic Dragon --
pivoting onto a target