Lake Erie Girl 🌊 - Grace 🍁 🇨🇦

A vibrant, close-up photograph of a bright blue chicory flower in full bloom. The flower features many long, slender petals with fringed or notched tips, radiating from a central hub. The petals have a delicate, slightly ribbed texture and appear to glow under direct sunlight. The background is softly blurred with dark green and earthy tones, making the brilliant blue of the flower stand out prominently.

A high-contrast, artistic rendition of a chicory flower, featuring vibrant, electric blue petals that pop against a stark, pitch-black background. The image has a graphic, saturated quality that emphasizes the jagged, fringed edges of the petals and the deep shadows between them. A small, bright white flare accents the left side.

Common Chicory

One is a periwinkle ghost,
Soft in the morning sun,
A delicate, frayed-edge star
Before the day is done.

The other is a cobalt flame,
Burning in a black-ink sea,
An electric, neon heartbeat
Of what a flower can be.

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I just post my photos here. No politics. It is my quiet space.

"A close-up photograph of a White Evening Primrose with delicate, paper-thin white petals and a pale yellow center, set against a blurred, vibrant blue background.

A silken bloom of snowy white,
unfolding to greet the cool, silver air.
With a heart of gold and petals soft as mist,
it glows like a ghost against the sapphire depth.

Evening Primrose

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A yellow flower with long, narrow petals that curve inwards towards a central, textured disc. The flower is set against a dark, almost black, background, and is illuminated by a warm, golden light that creates soft shadows and highlights its delicate features.

Petals reach like fingers of light,
unfolding from a core of living fire.
Shadows surrender to this single,
defiant bloom.

Welcome March

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A white-breasted nuthatch stands in the foreground of a snowy scene, holding a small seed in its long, pointed bill. The nuthatch is a compact, short-tailed bird with a distinct blue-gray back, white face, and black cap. In the blurred background, a bright red northern cardinal is also visible on the snow. Scattered seeds are visible across the white surface.

A white-breasted nuthatch grips its prize,
Slate wings sharp against the drifts.
Behind it, a cardinal’s crimson blur
Stains the quiet, frozen white.
Two flickers of life in the winter's hush.

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A female House Sparrow clings to a black wire suet cage hanging from a tree branch. The bird has buffy-brown plumage with dark streaks on its back and is shown from a side profile as it feeds on the light-colored suet block inside the cage. The background is a soft, out-of-focus winter scene.

Clinging to the wire cage,
a female house sparrow works for her meal.
Her buffy-brown feathers,
marked with dark streaks,
press against the black bars.

House Sparrow

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A small White-breasted Nuthatch clings head-first to a black wire suet feeder. The bird has a distinctive black cap, white face, and blue-gray wings. It is tilted downward, its sharp bill near the suet block inside the cage. The background is a soft, out-of-focus winter scene.

A small White-breasted Nuthatch clings head-first to a black wire suet feeder. The bird has a distinctive black cap, white face, and blue-gray wings. It is tilted downward, its sharp bill near the suet block inside the cage. The background is a soft, out-of-focus winter scene.

Clinging head-down,
the White-breasted Nuthatch defies gravity.
Agile and blue-gray,
it probes the wire cage,
a steady visitor in the winter quiet.

White-breasted Nuthatch

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A small, fluffy Black-capped Chickadee perched on a slender, budding tree branch. The bird has a distinctive black cap and bib, bright white cheeks, a soft grey back, and a buff-colored underside. It is shown in a side profile against a soft, blurred wintery background.

Tiny dynamo in black and gray,
With a cap and bib to lead the way.
Fluffing feathers against the cold,
A "chick-a-dee-dee" brave and bold.

Black-capped Chickadee

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A vibrant red male Northern Cardinal with a black face mask and a prominent crest is perched on the rough, textured bark of a tree.

A scarlet spark against the rough bark,
he sits poised and still.
With a crested crown and a mask of midnight,
he watches the winter world go by.

Northern Cardinal

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A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is captured mid-flight, gliding low over the surface of a body of water. The bird's long, blue-grey wings are fully extended, with the upper wing curving upward and the lower wing angled down toward the water's surface. Its characteristic long neck is held in an "S" shape, and its sharp, dagger-like yellow bill points forward. The heron's long, thin legs trail behind its body as it flies. The background consists of dark, rippling water with soft reflections of light.

Wings of slate and smoke,
Heavy grace above the water.
Neck tucked, legs trailing,
A master of patience takes the air.

Great Blue Heron

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Close-up of delicate white frost crystals clinging to bare, interweaving branches against a blurred winter background.

Close-up of delicate white frost crystals clinging to bare, interweaving branches against a blurred winter background.

Delicate needles of hoarfrost
Cling to winter's bare branches
A silent, crystal lace
Sparkling in the light

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A gray squirrel hangs upside down from a snow-covered tree branch, eating from a black wire suet feeder attached to the branch.

A gray squirrel hangs upside down from a snow-covered tree branch, eating from a black wire suet feeder attached to the branch.

A gray squirrel hangs upside down from a snow-covered tree branch, eating from a black wire suet feeder attached to the branch.

A fuzzy acrobat on high,
Beneath a cold and snowy sky.
He clings for dear life to his treat,
Ignoring gravity's conceit.
With tail a-twitch and beady eye,
He steals the suet passing by!

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A full snow moon shines brightly through a network of bare, dark tree branches at night, creating a strong silhouette effect.

The great orb hangs, a frozen sun in night's dark heart,
Gleaming through skeletal limbs where cold winds start.
No sound but the still air, a breath the Earth has held,
Beneath the Snow Moon's quiet glow, our spirits are compelled.

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A close-up photograph of a vibrant yellow hibiscus flower against a stark black background. The image highlights the ruffled petals and the central stamen of the tropical bloom with dramatic lighting.

"Against a dark sky all flowers look like fireworks"

- G.K. Chesterton

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A large white egret is pictured landing on a body of water, with its wings fully spread and its black legs reaching down to the surface.

A large white egret is pictured landing on a body of water, with its wings fully spread and its black legs reaching down to the surface.

A Moment of Landing
White wings spread wide
Above the dark water
Black legs reaching down
A touch
Then stillness
For a time, the bird
Rests in the grace
Of the world.

Great Egret

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Close-up photograph of a chicken wire mesh heavily encased in a thick, clear layer of ice and frost.

Frozen lace of wire, cold and bright,
A crystalline web in the pale light.
Each hexagonal space, a frosty design,
Where winter's still hand has drawn the line.

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A vibrant blue jay bird with a white chest, a black collar, and a blue and white patterned tail perches on a network of bare, snow-dusted branches in a winter setting. The bird is viewed in profile, surrounded by a soft, out-of-focus background.

The forest has a thousand moods
For every mood an answering bird
The bird is but a living word
To voice the spirit of the woods

- James H. Ecob

Blue Jay

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I love Sandhill Cranes.

wow this is great

Thank you

A stocky, blue-gray female Belted Kingfisher perched on a wooden post, looking over a blurry background of autumn foliage. The bird has a large head, a shaggy crest, and a prominent rusty-colored band across her white breast and flanks, which distinguishes her as a female of the species

A flash of blue,
A shaggy crest.
The world fades to gold.
A patient, steady watch
by quiet water.

Belted Kingfisher

November 2025

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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thank you very much.

Golden spikes reach to the sky,
Where buzzing helpers flutter by.
With happy hues of yellow flame,
The sunny coneflower speaks its name.

Echinacea - Coneflower

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Legs planted firm in the cool, clear water,
A study in grey feathers and sharp focus.
Sunlight dances on the ripples,
As life and hunger briefly intertwine.

Great Blue Heron

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Pelican stands near water
Stones wet and smooth
The flow is endless
Life watching the river's song
Nature's simple art.

American White Pelican

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Thank you so much.

Stillness breaks, the air moves,
a great heron rises
from the quiet pond.
Wings beat slow, strong,
leaving the placid surface
to silent flight.

Great Blue Heron

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“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.”

-T.S. Eliot

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"Freezing (Freezing), can't move at all
Screaming (Screaming), can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out, I'm trapped under ice"
-Metallica

Doesn't look like it is improving outside.

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