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*solitary hawk
on the second day of fall
his family, flown
When my father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
Psalm 27:10 (KJV)
* The Mississippi Kite is a small hawk which lives and hunts in families. These birds arrive in our area every Spring, when insects are plentiful, and fly south the next Fall, when their food supplies dwindle. The bird in the photo must be too old, sick, or injured to join his family, who left for South America about two weeks ago.
thirsty lantana
drinking in the summer rain
potted rose moss: 😳
Do you like honey? Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!
Proverbs 25:16 (NLT)
weary crescent moon
finds a welcome place to rest
waning is hard work
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
a bike on the rocks
two lighthouses grin: “look, look!”
at water’s edge
only the bravest
dare to thrive on the edges
fearless free climbers
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.
Isaiah 43:1b (NKJV)
Calibrachoa
dressed in luminous colors
stars of the garden
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 (NIV)
Do not dwell on bad
or bad will only turn worse
water the flowers.
Photo by Christian Hermann on Unsplash
This is a repost of one of my first summer haikus, written in July 2020.
pink lady slippers
keep watch, as the setting sun
peeks between the clouds
The Koi, far below
need just a little cropping
brand-new perspective
The whole He hath made beautiful in its season;
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (Young’s Literal Translation)
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