Educated Larva

Banded wooly bear
(Isabella tiger moth)
crossing the driveway.

~dkm 78/365

@ Northern Vermont University

Bryophyta

Moss covered tree stump,
when viewed from the top, looks like
Grumpy Green Moss Man.

~dkm 77/365

After the Storm

Collected raindrops,
jewel-like prisms on leaves,
amplify the light.

~dkm 76/365

Ash leaves on deck, Morrisville, Vermont

Fungi Kingdom 10

Flat snickerdoodle.
Deep peephole to grass beneath.
Brown and crackled skin.

~dkm 75/365

By tiny house pond,  Morrisville, Vermont

Chilly in Vermont

Lone eastern phoebe,
not yet migrated southward,
flits in the maples.

Early arrivals,
I learn from daughter Lisa,
are last to depart.

~dkm 74/365

H&L's yard, Morrisville, VT

Fallen

Early and perfect
maple leaf has just taken
the ride of its life.

~dkm 73/365

Elmore State Park, Vermont

Salutations!

Charlotte-like, you drop
on invisible dragline
in front of my screen.

~dkm72/365

American Dagger Moth

Aptly named, this one.
Poisonous. Avoid touching.
Found while stacking wood.

~dkm 71/365

Fungi Kingdom 9

Floating white petal
Sprinkled with red paprika
Pointing to green pond

~dkm 70/365

By tiny house pond in Morrisville, Vermont

In Miniature

Wild strawberry plant
growing in the window box.
White flower, red fruit.

Three ripe berries prompt
a tasting ceremony.
Sweet, tart, delicious.

~dkm 69/365