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Bobbing Ducks [Haiku]

Posted on January 9, 2026 by B Gourley

Ducks at the edge of a pond at Audubon Park in New Orleans.

ducks jump off a ledge,
 bobbing once in pond water,
  and drift onward.

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Posted in Animals, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry, wildlife | Tagged animals, birds, ducks, haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, Pond, water, wildlife | Leave a reply

Soggy [Haiku]

Posted on January 9, 2026 by B Gourley

Fallen leaves on the sidewalk after a rain.

fallen leaves, post-rain:
 gauge the drizzle by 
  what crunch remains.

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Posted in haiku, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry | Tagged Autumn, Fall, haiku, leaf, Leaves, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, Rain, Sound, wet leaves | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Bayou Raccoons

Posted on January 8, 2026 by B Gourley

Two racoons in the Louisiana bayou near Slidell. — Concerned Raccoons

A raccoon rounds the base of a tree and becomes aware of an alligator. Taken in the Louisiana bayou near Slidell. — Nope! Raccoon rounds the base of a tree to find an alligator.

Two raccoons wade into the water in the Louisiana bayou near Slidell.

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Posted in America, Animals, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States, wildlife | Tagged alligator, America, animals, Bayou, Louisiana, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, raccoon, Slidell, tourism, travel, United States, water, wildlife | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Congo Square, New Orleans

Posted on January 7, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Blogs, Color, outdoors, park, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States | Tagged America, city, Color, Congo Square, Congo Square Park, Louisiana, New Orleans, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travel, United States | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans

Posted on January 6, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Blogs, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States | Tagged America, Blue, Blue Skies, cemetery, graveyard, Louisiana, Metairie, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travel, trees, United States | 5 Replies

DAILY PHOTO: Chattahoochee River at Paces Mill

Posted on January 5, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Georgia, Georgia US State, nature, outdoors, park, photographs, Photos, pictures, United States | Tagged America, Atlanta, Chattahoochee River, Cobb County, Georgia, Georgia US State, National Park, nature, outdoors, Paces Mill, park, river, United States | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Van de Graaff Park, Tuscaloosa

Posted on January 4, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Blogs, Garden, nature, outdoors, park, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States | Tagged Alabama, America, Arboretum, garden, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, tourism, travel, Tuscaloosa, United States, Van de Graaff, Van de Graaff Park | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Alligators in December

Posted on January 3, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Animals, Blogs, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States, wildlife | Tagged alligator, America, animals, Bayou, brumation, Louisiana, nature, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, reptile, tourism, travel, United States, wildlife, winter | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk

Posted on January 1, 2026 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Blogs, outdoors, park, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Alabama, America, Black Warrior River, outdoors, photographs, pictures, poem, river, riverwalk, tourism, travel, Tuscaloosa, United States | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Winter on the Bayou

Posted on December 29, 2025 by B Gourley

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Posted in America, Blogs, nature, outdoors, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, United States | Tagged Bayou, Louisiana, nature, New Orleans, outdoors, Pearl River, photographs, photos, pictures, Slidell, tourism, travel, winter | Leave a reply

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