Some days
it can almost be
a full time job,
carefully
removing
spiders,
insects,
centipedes,
and the
occasional
small lizard
from the house
they have somehow
entered and
then been unable
to escape, like
tiny burglars
trapped by
a deadlock.
Tag: gardens
Window on wind
A windy day
blows birds into
the garden to
swoop, glide and
play, then blows
them out again.
Mum
In Autumn sun
a Chrysanth
acts as mother
to a cloud of
baby moths
All of a flutter
Butterflies
flutter by,
but actually
moths
flutter more.
Wheels within wheels
Strangely
comforting
to see small
birds hunting
big eagles
instead of
the other
way round
Need more time
Two Spinebills
chasing each
other through
the Salvia flowers,
trying to evolve
into Australian
hummingbirds
A wing and a slayer
I just saw
a bird
fly up in
the sky
and pluck
an unseen,
by me,
insect from
the air.
Clouded vision
On a clear day
you can’t see
how the drought
will ever end.
Distant drums
You never know
whether the
frog calls you
hear at night
are hopeful
or hopeless.
Bandits at 12 o’clock
When you are
guarding sheep
a crow overhead
is a fearful sight,
an eagle a thing
of beauty.
When you are
guarding chickens
the reverse
is true.
