Wednesday, November 9, 2011

in which I am yelled at by chipmunks

Early morning, sun just starting to pop up over the ridge.  It feels like days since I’ve had proper outside time.
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Sumac glistens.

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Sumac meets Captain Hook.

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VICTORY! A milkweed pod opens up. Evidently the process happens when the pod opens up along a seam.
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Ready to make a break for it.
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They look hand-carved.

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Cache of orange shrooms.
And now, a lesson in threes
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Maiden (July 1)
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Crone (November 9)
Later on, I was scolded by no fewer than three chipmunks.
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The fourth didn’t bother to yell at me. It just kept munching.

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More mosses going to town with those naughty bits.

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Lilac pods, their work done.

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Curly dock: sheer fabulousness.

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