Soar

the original.

Ragged Glory

A Monarch

 Regal aloft in the sky

Now grounded late this season

Once dancing in the garden

Only to enjoy sunshine and warmth

For one last day

Flight has been taken away

Held high to the sky

One last look

South will not come

May the warmth of touch

And appreciation bring her solace 

Summers Past

Summer Past

Daylight grows short

Evening warmth is fleeting

Chlorophyll
Essential for life
 Short supply
Photosynthesis stalls
Raise the alarm
Scarlet red
With a last breath
I ask....

~JE Ted Gardner

A Rose by any other name...

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Scenes from Hackmatack

Sweet Song Aloft

Male Bobolink

Winds on the High

Birch

Bush Tiger

The Chipmunk

He's not Alvin!

In the garden he is destructive

and we take him out!

At the fishing camp

we feed him peanuts

He is a Bush Tiger

as my Pop called him.

Boogie Woogie Neglected

A trip to the dump today

to unleash myself of so much junk

flotsam and jetsam
poured overboard..
What is that? she caught my eye
a Boogie Woogie queen from the past
She was disheveled and in much trauma
beyond repair
I hope these images will give her
a legacy and some peace
never forget to Boogie!

Purple Heavens

Queen Anne's Crown