The Crack

...Tink...Tink...Tonk...
...The ice bells chime...
...Thwok...Thwok...Tock...
...Water frozen in time...
...Tap...Tap...Top...
...CRACK...

Spotlights in the Garden

...Like spotlights at a movie opening...
...turning towards the sky...
...attracting the attention...
...of the buzzing crowd...
...promising a grand experience...
...and honey all around...

Grasshopper Love

...Oh, Honey...
...what a beautiful spot for our honeymoon...
...Yes, Dear...
...I thought you would like it just fine...
...Darling...
...Yes, Sweetie...
...How much did the photographer cost?...
...Hmm...
...the photographer...
...Oh...
...she comes with the place...
...we get all the negatives, right?...
...Hmm...
...Oh, sure...
...now where were we...

In the Pink

...Pelargonium graveolens...
...distilled for its scent...
...oil of geranium...
...ingredient in perfume...
...simply a gorgeous flower...

Queen of the Realm

...Mantis Religiosia...
...the Insect of State in Connecticut...
...Prophet of the future...
....Your fortune she will tell...
...Her virtue is concealment...
...Courageous and fearless...
...A huntress by nature...
...swift when striking...
...devours her prey...
...and sometimes her husband...
...Queen of the Garden...

Whispers in the garden

...shh...
...not so loud...
...can we keep a secret...
...oh...sure...
...really...
...you're secret is safe with us...
...
...psst...Daisy...

Solenostemon

...Painted Nettle...
...a spice for your heart...
...a condiment for you stomach...
...a soothing ointment for your skin...
...a pressure reducer for your eyes...
...a metabolism booster...
...Coleus Blumei...

Purple Ladies

...with bright bonnets set atop their heads...
...yellow eyes shining with anticipation...
...a touch of mascara on fluttering lashes...
...these young ladies await the ringing of the bell...
...and their beaus arrival...

Pods of Promise

...silk bedding in the making...
...hummingbirds wait for opening day...
...to redecorate their nests...
...before the the little hummers arrive...

Dance of the Coneflowers

...a warm late summer breeze gently brushes the pink dresses...
...the ladies stoop to check their ballerina slippers...
...the meadowlark conductor summons the orchestra of bees...
...and the dance of the Coneflowers begins...

Currants

...raisin de Corauntz...
...a sweet tooth have I for...
...mouth-watering jellies and jams...
...and a slice of raysyn of Curans pie...

Fred & Ethel

...Fred!..
...not this morning...
...I have a headache...

Milkweed in Waiting

...Asclepius the Greek...
...the healing god...
...pale sweet cream...
...satisfies a sweet tooth...
...legend among Monarchs...
...Dogbane famliy crest...

Gloria Cosmos

...Universal Harmony...
...A dream come true...
...stems of pinnate...
...flowers in capitulum...
...old fashioned loveliness...
...Mexican Aster...

Butterfly Manuvers

...Swirling high...
...and low...
...upside down...
...and right side up...
...a sweet surprise awaits...
...as the landing gear lowers...
...whoops...
...missed it again...

Pretty in Pink

...the bees are buzzing all about her...
...crickets chirp their applause...
...the butterflies float by just to look...
...a hummingbird even wrote a song...
...because the Lady is so pretty in pink...

Hibicus 1

...Opening Day...

Master of the Dill

...Wings...
...Striped Armor...
...Stinger...

Head of Dill

...Getting Ready for Pickles...

Silhouette

...A shadow against the sky...
...time merges...
...the future into the past...

Wind Fire

...One of my favorite creature comforts is to sit by the fire...
...letting the hypnotic flames melt my worries away...
...What about you?...

Cracker Jack Marigolds

...Candy coated Popcorn
Peanuts
and a Prize...
...Thats
whats you get
from Cracker Jacks...

Bricks & Bones

...sticks
and
stones
may
break
my
bones...

Empty Nest

...every new beginning comes at another beginning's end...

Spring Calf

Nappy

Time

Stool for a Toad

For Rent

Two level condo
Scenic view of pasture
Close to stream
Bug supply
No young humans

3 Warts a Month

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Requesting

clearance

for

landing?

Butterflies

Are

Free

A

Treasure

of

Yellow

Stick

LUNCH

WITH

STICK

A flower a day

keeps the

frowns

away