Friday, June 21, 2019

Darkness gives no comfort


Darkness gives no comfort as I lay awake too long, with wandering thoughts slowing down my descent into deep slumber.  The rolling thunder in the distance is fast approaching as the dog begins to shiver and moan in his little cave bed.  Winds pick up and begin to batter the side of the house so hard, one wonders why the window doesn’t shatter, but it stays strong. 

Light flashes brighten the curtain tops as the windy rain begins to beat against the outside walls with the fury of a thousand mad horses racing up the walls and over the rooftop.  It leaves as fast as it came and in the middle of all that silence I sigh, get up, and walk barefoot through the darkness to the kitchen and a cool glass of water.

Then I hear it…another wave of thunder rolling in.  The dog crawls under the bed, as I crawl back into the bed.  Sigh… 










Penstemon - Bearded Tongue





Baby rabbit in the gardens


Swamp Rose with bees





Green Garden Spider


Honeybee at birdbath


Snooze Time


Purple Coneflower beginning to open


Clematis 


New Jersey Tea with insects


Reflection in tiny water pool


The Neighborhood


Storm clouds


Raised beds of 'Naughty Marietta' Marigolds, 'Cylindra' Beets,
'Parris Island Cos' Lettuce, 'Cherry Belle' Radish, and 'Turga' Parsnips 


Clematis with Bottlebrush Grass 





Daylily with ants








'Aabachee' Spider Daylily


Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot with fly





Metallic green bee, beetles, and ants on the Butterfly Weed


(Enlarge photos to view insects)




2 comments:

  1. Yvonne, I just read your post and enjoyed all of your photos.. You are a natural with the garden and little critters.
    I told you once before your writings are beautiful. I don't know if you've ever written a book, but I'm sure you could.
    hugs,
    Barbra Joan

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  2. Wonderful poetic prose!! I was there with you one hundred percent. Terrific photos, too. The flowers are gorgeous; and the bunny, the furbaby, and the sentinel griffin. Love it! Also, I agree with Barbra Joan - your prose needs to be in more widely distributed book form.

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