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River Fog [Haiku]

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Winter mornings:
 fog forms on the river --
  moments numbered.
Fog on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

Quiet Bayou [Haiku]

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Taken in the Pearl River bayou near Slidell, Louisiana.
quiet bayou:
 the odd bird flutters
  limb to lonely limb.

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Sky Through the Trees

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Taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail in South Carolina, near Lake Hartwell.
Taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail, near Lake Hartwell.

Winter Wetlands [Haiku]

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A photograph taken in Van de Graaff Park near the Tuscaloosa, Alabama airport.
ducks drift 
 on frigid waters
  in Winter wetlands.

Winter Stripe [Haiku]

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A photograph of the woods in Winter in Paces Mill National Park, Atlanta. 
low Winter sun
 stripes the forest floor
  with long shadows.

DAILY PHOTO: Chattahoochee River

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The Chattahoochee River with stony protrusions in Paces Mill Park.
The Chattahoochee River from water's edge. Taken in Paces Mill Park.
The Chattahoochee River from the bank. Taken in Paces Mill Park.

Bobbing Ducks [Haiku]

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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.

Soggy [Haiku]

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Fallen leaves on the sidewalk after a rain.
fallen leaves, post-rain:
 gauge the drizzle by 
  what crunch remains.

Autumn Grasshopper [Tanka]

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A grasshopper hanging on a branch of desiccated leaves at the end of Autumn.
climbing grasshopper
 clings to gently bouncing branch;
  sure to fall
 before the next crunchy leaf
 succumbs to Autumn breezes.

DAILY PHOTO: Bayou Raccoons

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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.