Hi,
Recently, I looked out the window and watched the birds and turkeys enjoying the birdseed. One of my small pleasures in life is watching the wildlife that lives in our forest. I love to capture it in photographs and poetry.
Here are some of the pictures I’ve taken over the years of our animal visitors, along with some recent poetry.
POEMS
it took a moment
sitting amongst giant trees
to hear their wisdom
my serene moment
in-between scheduled events
fall-hued butterfly
captures my wandering gaze
in life’s reality show
PHOTOS
I’m still trying to get a photo of an opossum, coyote, owl, hawk, and mountain lion. For the mountain lion and coyote picture—I will stay safely in the house.
NOTE: Had another busy week with a sick grand who had an antibiotic reaction. She is completely recovered, but that was scary. Fingers crossed for this week!
Animals and nature will always be a big part of my writing. Embrace your inner child by exploring. Denise
It’s so good for your soul to see wildlife. You are blessed. Have a good September. xo
Very blessed, Darlene 🙂 It does touch and heal ones soul. Thank you, you have a good September too. Xo
I adore your wildlife photos, Denise. And I love your poem. All so beautiful and serene. Thanks for sharing xx
Thank you, Harmony:) Nature does offer us that peace and I remind myself to take it. So good to see you here. Xo
Beautiful pictures and poetry, Denise!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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Thank you, Yvette. It sure brings me peace.
Your photos are fantastic, Denise. I would think it’d be really hard to get a picture of an owl since they hunt at night, but maybe you’ll catch on peeking out of an old, dead tree.
I’m glad your granddaughter has recovered. Yes, I bet that was scary!
Thank you, Priscilla 🙂 I’ve had an owl fly over us while star gazing. It didn’t seem happy ww were there as it did it again. Must have had a nest in the tree above us. Good idea about watching for one in a dead tree. Thank you! I hate seeing kids sick and to react to antibiotics sure got jealous worried. Luckily the doctor took her right in and fixed her up.
You have some serious wildlife, some of which are best viewed from inside. Great pictures and a lovely poem. I’m glad your granddaughter is doing better.
Yes, very serious wildlife, Dan. I am ok with not getting a mountain lion photo. Every so often we get one that borders on aggressive. Thank you! It is a relief she recovered so quickly. Much faster than the worrying adults .
Kids are much more resilient.
The photos of the wildlife in your forest are beautiful, Denise. It’s heartwarming to see them.
Thank you, Timothy 🙂 I enjoy see the wildlife and sharing it when I can.
You’re welcome, Denise. 😍 I’m glad you enjoy and share wildlife.
Love these, Denise! The most we see are squirrels, turtles, and occasionally a family of ducks walking through the yard. Somehow Bond has missed most of them, lol.
No turtles or ducks here but my daughter has them with a pond across the street. Lol! I think cats choose not to see them. Coco growls everytime a bear or raccoon passes by. I think he believes he is our great protector.
That’s a beautiful poem, Denise! Your wildlife is impressively varies and most of it very different from what we have in Wales. You are blessed to have a forest on your doorstep and the qualities that make animals feel safe in your presence.
Thank you Alex 🙂 We do have a good variety to enjoy. Its even different from our house to our daughter’s. She gets turtles wandering through her property.i am very blessed to have this for so many years. My husband calls me Snow White…lol
What wonderful nature you have to enjoy!!
I am very very blessed to have had 36 years so far enjoying this, Noelle 🙂
I can provide pics of a possom, coyot, and even a hawk (much to my surprise. Not a mountain lion though some of the big cats I see around are scary enough.
You are lucky, Jacqui 🙂 My little possum was too fast for me to get my phone. The coyotes startled me and I forgot to take a pic. It would take nerves of steel to get that mountain lion shot!
What a vast variety of wildlife. Amen to life’s reality show.
We do have a lot here, Pete 🙂 Yes, best show around!
Wow, great wildlife photos! We’ve been getting throngs of wild turkeys in our yard recently.
Thank you, Liz 🙂 They are fun to watch, we usually don’t get many here so this has been a treat.
You’re welcome, Denise. Yesterday, there were two turkeys chasing each other in a tight circle. I’d never seen that before!
wonder if it’s mating season or decided who rules the group?
My husband considered mating season, but it’s not mating season. Could be a dominance activity. We’d just never seen that behavior before.
What a great moment to catch seeing!
🙂
A lovely poem and super photos, Denise. Good luck with the animals that you want to photograph. Yes, a mountain lion might be better photographed from inside the house.
Thank you, John 🙂 I will need a bit of luck with a few of them! Much safer from in the house. Don’t want a close up.
Beautiful poems and pictures, Denise. Blessed are those who can watch the beauty of creation and feel inspired.
Thank you, Balroop:) Yes I agree and I find the same in your words.
Great pics, Denise, and such a wealth of wildlife! We get birds, rabbits, hares, hedgehogs and the occasional fox and deer; but bears and even mountain lions … I can’t begin to imagine that. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thank you, Laura 🙂 Yes we are very lucky at the abundance here. Now, I’ve never see a hedgehog in person I would love that. They do keep us entertained. I didn’t get bears and mountain lions where I grew up so this was all different for me.
That must make it even more special! 😊
It does!
Those are great photos. I don’t get much of anything since moving to suburbia.
Thanks, Craig. We didn’t get many back in the bay area either. I’m enjoying it.
Wow! Those photos are awesome! Love the fox and the bear. How wonderful to have the opportunity to enjoy so much of nature! Living in a congested city, I see nothing but pigeons. 🙂 Glad the grand is okay after the antibiotic scare.
Thank you, Jan 🙂 two of my favorites too. We’ve been having g something knock down a lighted angel on a Tree stump and finally caught who was doing it last night, a fox…lol three were running around playing it looked like. We have pigeons too which surprised me. I’d have ro switch to insect watching in the cities. Thank you, Im relieved the new ones didn’t cause any issues!
I love your poems and photos, Denise! Beautiful and resonating! And is that a tarantula? I have arachnophobia, but by some miracle, I was able to look at the photo. 🙂 Most of the time, I can’t even view spider photos, so this is huge! LOL You’re lucky to have so much wildlife around you. ❤️
Thank you Lauren 🙂 I’m not sure what the spider was but it was huge and in the garage! Yay for being able to look at it. I am very lucky. Xo
Oh, Denise, these pictures are wondrous, as is your poetry. And, yes, please stay in the house. xo
Thank you, Sandra 🙂 I wil definitely be staying inside for any lightning lion shots, coyotes too! Xo
Love your photos and the poem! You have such a wide variety of wildlife! Thank you so much, Denise, for your Amazon review of “The Punishment.” I will share it with my next post. The interactive reader link doesn’t work on my old Kindle either, but I tested it multiple times on the computer, so I know it works with newer devices. But I added a note to the product description warning readers that the link may not work with older devices. Here’s the link if you want to view it in the Cinematic, Interactive Reader, and Graphic Novel views (it’s a simple app):
https://pisturino-punishment-story-illustration.ai.studio
Hi Denise, your photographs are wonderful. How nice to live in such a marvelous place. I would also be enchanted. I love your poem 🌞🧡