16 May 2012 | 3 Comments | Insects etc. »

A slave to plant cryptography, she feels
the garden’s myths pass through stems,
a living alphabet of growth.


A slave to plant cryptography

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Eastern black carpenter ant | Camponotus pennsylvanicus

14 May 2012 | 5 Comments | Insects etc. »

Bent on misadventure, a streaming
squadron of bees dissolves into the sun,
unhooking their anchor to my garden.


A streaming squadron of bees dissolves into the sun

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Honey bee | Apis mellifera

How cool! Step Gently Out is featured in the April 2012 Journal of the Arthur Rackham Society.

The greatest artist of the “Golden Age” of illustration, Rackham is one of my favorites, and it’s a real treat to see Step Gently Out amongst the wonderful Rackham art.

For more information, visit the Arthur Rackham Society.

Journal of the Arthur Rackham Society
Arthur Rackham

9 May 2012 | 10 Comments | Insects etc. »

A wasp is assaulted by a flower’s wild side,
a small detective on the edge
of desperation, the only witness
to a spectrum out for vengeance.


A wasp is assaulted by a flower's wild side

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Braconid wasp

7 May 2012 | 9 Comments | Birds »

Songbirds jostle for position
with no time to waste, waking sleepy clouds
from their spring sleep.


Songbirds jostle for position

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Sparrow | Passer domesticus