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

Storm Clouds

When hot meets cold

a reaction is near

the conversation is short and harsh

no compromise

just swift and hard

natural beauty it brings..yes

but you must take cover.

~JE Ted Gardner 

Daisy Light

Those Eyes....

Those Eyes...

Some best friends daughter

She has been my favorite human subject,

from wee little toes to those big brown eyes.

4 years now...can only imagine Sydney

what you will bring my lens.
 with Luv...Uncle Ted

Wolf Spider

                                                            This fellow will give you shivers!

                                                               If you have arachnophobia....

                                                                           Good luck!

Dark

A Spiders Work

The Road to Hell

Hope is gone, long since past

When you find yourself pressed against it

Steering through through the corners

Hoping only to last

Just for the one more laugh

 Life comes on hard

You dodge and weave 

Given some haven

And little relief

You live to fight

Or leave an impression

under a wheel.

~JE Ted Gardner

Late Summer and Early Light