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Trucks Whine

Four Deer Chew on Low Pecan Leaves; One Startles me as she Looks from around the Cherokee Rose Bush saying Good Morning. Steam rises from my Coffee cup & my Breath. Poor-Wills Pray. Big Rig Trucks Whine on Hwy-84. Camel Crickets Play Cellos and House Crickets Violins. Train Whistle SOUNDS at Jakin Cross roads. A few Green Tree Frogs Brave the 62* to PRAISE Our CREATOR! In the High Distance A Large Jet, perhaps FedEx, hums blinking across the dark Sky. Sparkling Stars sprinkle Grace upon Us. 

A Beetle Stomps

 Shadows shift and the Sun drinks from Butter Cups and Dries Dewy Grass. A Pileated Woodpecker laughs as He flaps up higher in the Big Oak Tree. Blades bend & sway over as A Hercules Beetle Stomps through the Grass. Blue Jays whine like old rusty swing chain. Red Clay Peanut Haze HUGS my chest and Cotton Fuzz itch my eyes. Swainson's Thrush Pick Raisins from the  Grape Branches.m Army ants march "hup two, hup two". Cooper's Hawk Glide to the Northeast on the Wind Current Floating with the Fluffy Clouds. Grass Flickers jump. Prothonotary  Warblers Resting in Pecan Limbs Sing "How Great Thou Art" to Our LORD! 

Camel Crickets Strum

 Cows moo. A Meteor Streaks Brightly across the dark. A Saw Whet Owl in the Oak Tree Toot toot toots Her Prayers. Camel Crickets strum; Field Crickets fiddle. Grass Frogs and Gray Tree Frogs PRAISE the LORD! Pecan Leaves twirl into the Grass. Moths Spin under the porch bulb. A meandering  'Possum struggles over the Monkey Grass. Hoary Bats Swoop in CLOSE to the porch.  The Stars are so near this Morning. A Breeze Kisses.

Squirrels Swish

The Half peek-a-boos between the Fluffy Whale shaped Clouds swimming Northeast. Brown-Headed Cowbirds on the Walnut Branches and a few Brown Thrashers on the Red Bud in the Stone Circle Glorify the LORD with Glee! Red Clay Peanut Haze hangs HEAVY in the Air. Chattering Grackles Gather in the Oaks over Joey's House. Orange Meadow-Hawks Zip above the English Dogwood and pump house. Grass-Hopper Sparrows bounce about the Green Lush Clover and Pink Flowers. Yellow Sulphur Butterflies Flutter about the Pink Cammy Bush full of Buds. Another Flock of Migrating Tiny Green and Pink Hummingbirds feed at the Althea Bush on the Purple Flowers. Gray Squirrels Swish Their Bushy tails Chattering Grace and Gathering Acorns. Brewer's Blackbirds squeak like Screen Doors up in the Pecan Tree. Cows moo. Cardinals Give Thanks in the Grape Vines Picking Raisins. A Large White Oak Snake Sunbathes along the drive way. Roosters Crow. Grass Hoppers flick and Grass Flickers hop.

I taste the Peanut Dust

Train Whistle Blows at Jakin Cross roads. A Great Horned Owl Whoots. Peepers & Gray Tree Frogs Praise the LORD as Crickets Fiddle. Chilly Dewy Grass Sends Goose Bumps up my back. I taste the Peanut Dust Lingering in the Morning Air. A Billion Stars dot-to-dot GOD's Smile. 

King Fishers Laugh

 Yellow-Shafted Flickers Drum on the Pecan Tree. A Gentle Breeze whispers Tickling my ears. Cat Bird meows in the English Dog Wood Tree. Booboo Kitty sit near answering. Two King Fishers Laughs at Jokes out by the Duck Pond. A Long Stem Red Canaan Lily Stretches toward the Bright Glowing White spot burning through Low Gray Clouds. Tree Swallows Sweep the Magnolia Trees. Red Clay Peanut Haze rises to the South East mixing with Cotton Fuzz. Rock Doves on the power pole Chant Mid-Morning Prayers with Turtle Doves on the barbed wire & Ground Doves under the Grape Vines. Purple Finches Peck Raisins off Grape Twigs on the far end. A Cricket Tree Frog on a Box Bush Branch Give Thanks for a Yummy Buggy Breakfast. Grass-Hopper Sparrows bounce about the Tiny White Petaled Wildflowers. Wilting Pink Crepe Myrtles twirl into the Grass. A Shiny Long Sleek Black Racer slithers off a Crepe Myrtle Bush Trunk Fork out of an Old Skin and slips over the driveway vanishing into the tall Wire Grass. Tiny Pink & Green Hummingbirds QUICKLY feed at the Orange Honey Suckle twisted on the Weeping Willow. Low dark Gray Clouds slide South. Cattle Egrets chase the Cows across to the South end of the Pasture. Crop duster sprays Cotton near by. A Box Turtle S L OW L Y meanders under the Pink Cammy Bush full of maturing Buds. Chattering Grackles SWARM Up Out of the Oak Tops Streaming out of sight past Joey's. A Large Green Stink Bug clings to the porch post. Rufus Hummingbirds Tend to the Hot Pink Phlox and the Four O'clocks.       

Flowers Shake Lose

Tufted Titmice in the Big Pine Tree & Purple Finches on Crepe Myrtle Limbs PRAISE Our GOD! The Few Wilting Crepe Myrtle Flowers shake lose twirling into the Grass. Grass-Hopper Sparrows Bounce about the Green Clover and Pink Blooms. Steam RISES off the Foggy Field. Roosters Crow. The Sun Rays sip on Blue Ivy, Orange Honey Suckle Straws, and Butter Cups. Ground Doves Under the Grape Vines and Turtle Doves perched on barbed wire Chant Prayer with the Mourning Doves on Magnolia Branches. Empty Magnolia Seed Pods Plop in the Dirt. Pileated Woodpecker Laughs from High in an Oak Tree. Gray Squirrels Chatter Grace over Acorns. Crows caw in Uncle Doug's Pines. Deer Graze in the Clearing by the family Grave Yard. Rufous Hummingbirds Hover at the Four O'clocks. A Cool Fall Breeze Kisses.

Join the Prayer Chants

Red Clay Peanut Dust lingers in the Air. Meadow Larks in the China Berry Tree and Song Sparrows on Cammy Bush Branches PRAISE Our  CREATOR! Dewy Grass sends CHILLS up my back; hairs on my neck STAND UP! Poor-Wills Sing Bedtime Prayers. Pink Loops 'Round the Horizon. Cattle Egret Heads bob up & down in the Thick Foggy Blanket. A Hog Sphinx Moth Zips about the Four O'clocks and Another tends to the Phlox. Tractors pulling Peanut Plows Chug & Clank down Our road. Morning Doves in the Magnolia trees and Ground doves under the Palms Chant Morning Prayers. Deer graze along the Woods Edge. Cotton Dust rises in the North. Rock Doves on the smoke house tin roof join the Prayer chants. 

Walnuts Roll

Field Crickets Slide Their Bows across Cellos and Violins. Red Hazy Peanut Dust merges with the Purple Haze in the far Field as the Fog spreads. Mourning Doves Pray with the Saw Whet Owls. Pink wraps around the Horizon's Rim. A Majestic Buck Boldly steps from the Misty Blanket. Dawn Blue Pushes the Indigo West. Roosters Crow. Walnuts roll down the metal roof. The last few Stars Fade. Lil'Brown Bats Flutter on to the Nest. Train Whistle blows at Jakin Cross roads. Meadow Larks on Peach Branches and Mockingbirds in the Pecan Tree Sing Praises to Our LORD! 

Make a Joyful Noise

Joey's Rooster Crows. The Aroma of Pumpkin Hazelnut Fills my Soul. The Rainy Pitter Patter on the Ol'Tin roof of the smoke house keeps time with the Yellow-Shafted Flicker drumming in the Pecan Tree. Wet mooing  Cows Graze by the Fallen Tree out back. Crows caw in the Walnut Tree. The Hot Pink Four O'clocks Bounce as Drops SLAP Them. Mockingbirds flash and flare chasing each other. The Cool soaked Grass paints my feet. Cardinals on the Grape Branches Sing Grace picking  Raisins. Rabbits chew on Grape Leaves.  Below the Vines Ground Doves Chant Prayers with the Turtle Doves on the barbed wire. A Beautiful Black & Yellow Garden Spider enjoys a Bug Roll-up on Her Woven Tapestry in the Corner of the porch over hang. The Carolina Wrens cuddle in Their Nest in the Other Corner. Barking Tree Frogs and Chorus Frogs Make a Joyful Noise with the Fowler's Toads. Grackle Chatter in the China Berry Tree. Brilliant Orange and Bright Red Canaan Lilies Bloom  by the Red Camillia Bush. A Grouping of Cattle Egrets Glide Gracefully banking back to landing the Field. Mike's Donkey brays in the distance. Purple Finches on Crepe Myrtle Limbs and Song Sparrows gathered in the Oak Trees Praise the LORD!    

Rain Splashes

Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter. Drops keep Heaven's Beat on the Metal Roof. The Carolina Wrens Snuggle, Warm in Their Nest. Pine Barrens Tree Frogs and Fowler's Toads Sing Praises to the LORD! Oak Toads and Cricket Frogs add Harmony. Rain Splashes on an Armadillo's Shell as She Tanks over the Monkey Grass. Honey Suckle and Ivy Aromas Tickle my Soul. Rain down. Rain Down. RAIN DOWN. REIGN DOWN on me! Open the Flood Gates of Heaven!   

Clouds loop

Tree Swallows Sweep across the Sky. Fog Lingers in the Field. Roosters Crow. The Sun sips Dew from Butter Cups And White Bell Blooms. A Flock of Ruby-Throat  Hummingbirds ZIP about the Four O'clocks by the Air Conditioner and the Blue Ivy in the Rose Bush.  Deer Graze beyond the Barn. Crows caw in Uncle Doug's Pines.  A Sparkling Dewy Spider Web hangs from the Big Pine Tree. Tufted Titmice Sing Grace picking Pine Nuts above. Purple tainted Gray Clouds loop from the Gulf high in the Northeast. Buffed Bellied Hummingbirds Hover at the last few Crepe Myrtle Blooms. Brown Thrashers  and Cardinals GLORIFY Our Creator on the Grape Vines.  

Stars Shimmer

Cool Dewy Grass Paints my feet. Camel Crickets Fiddle & Field Crickets Strum. Walnuts roll across the metal roof. Stars Shimmer and Glow, Sparkling in the dark Morning Sky. Pine Barrens Tree Frogs and Peepers PRAISE the LORD!  Pecan Leaves Twirl to the Grass. A Brilliant Black and Yellow Garden Spider Weaves a Tapestry. Poor-Wills Pray.  Cows moo.

REJOICE

Barn Owl Shakes on the Pecan Branch Snorting and rattling. A Plush Thick Carpet of Fog unrolls across the Field. Roosters Crow. Deer step from the Wood's Edge to Graze. Mourning Doves down the Tree Line and Ground Doves under the Grape Vines and Palms Chant Morning Prayers. Seminole Bats Chatter Thanks a Top the Turning Leaves of the Sweet Plump Bronze Grape Arbor. Tree Swallows Dip just above the Fog Lying on the Front Field;Coupling Love bugs Struggling to ascend make an Easy Breakfast. Pink Wraps 'round the Horizon as the Last Star Fades. A Grouping of Cattle Egrets veer off the Low flapping Formation and Vanish into the Foggy Ground Carpet Cutting just under Cow Bellies. Gray Tree Frogs Sing Grace as they Slime the Living Room Windows. Crows caw in Uncle Doug's Pines. Purple Haze mixes afar with Red Peanut Dust and Cotton Fuzz. Meadow Larks on the Red Bud Tree and Purple Finches on Peach Limbs REJOICE in the New Day! The Aroma of the Bacon baking in the Oven seeps from Our Creaky Drafty House.  

Barn Owl Snorts

 A Warm Breeze Caresses from the South. I Taste Salt in the Air from the Gulf and Peanut Dust as well. Cows moo. Crickets Strum and Fiddle. Magnolia Seed Pods plop. Joey's Rooster crows. Peepers & Pine Woods Tree Frogs Praise the LORD! Gray Tree Frogs add Harmony. A Million Stars Sparkle in the dark Morning Sky. A Long Cherokee Rose Branch waves in the Breeze. Moths spin under the porch bulb. Barn Owl Snorts & Hisses in the Pecan Tree. A Walnut Rolls down the Metal Roof. Poor-Wills Pray.  

Sparkle

Dewy Grass paints my feet. Meadow Larks and Mockingbirds Praise the LORD! Gray Tree Frogs on the Deck Join in. Cows moo. A Few Scattered Clouds pass. The Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls Echo. Two Does stroll across the back Yard. Walnuts roll down the metal roof. Bright Stars Sparkle in the Indigo Sky.

Draped in a Foggy Wrap

Song Sparrows on Peach Branches and Indigo Buntings in The Little Pine Tree Sing GLORIOUSLY to Our CREATOR! Powder Puff Pink & Lavender streak across Approaching Clouds in the Southeast. Saw Whet Owls Toot, TOOT, T O O T Prayers with the Chanting Mourning Doves & Ground Doves. Purple Hazy Fog OOZES in under the barbed wire. Lil'Brown Bats Sweep the Magnolias. Empty Seed Pods plop. Stars fade. Anhingas Flap Gracefully on toward the Chatahoochee River. A Cow Pushes against the barbed wire for Tender Cedar Sprigs Draped in a FOGGY Wrap. Cedar Waxwings Give Thanks with a Chattery Lisp in the Big Pine Tree. Deer VANISH in the Purple Haze. A Garden Spider waits on Her Breakfast to be delivered. Pink Wraps around the Horizon's Rim. Mockingbirds on Pecan Limbs and Cardinals on the Grape Vines select the next Hymn. 

Crickets Play Bangos

A Great Horn Owl Whoots near Joey's House; His Rooster Responds. The Peepers and the Grass Frogs must have found Their Long-Johns; They are PRAISING from the Damp CHILLY Grass. The Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls Echo from Out Back. Cows moo. Field Crickets in the Flower Bed Strum Guitars and a few House Crickets play Bangos. A Billion Stars fill the Cloudless dark Morning Sky as Purple seeps into the Eastern Horizon. Poor-Wills Pray.

Cedars Stretch

A Great Horn Owl Whoots. Pink paints the Western Sky line, with shades of Orange dashing passing Gray Clouds. Cicadas Praise The LORD Sirening Loud & long. A Hog Sphinx Moth tends to the Blue Ivy Blooms. A Poor-Will Dips down, banking back around and lands in the Walnut Tree in the back Field. Deer step into the Brush. The Poor-Will Prays with Ground Doves. The NIGHT WATCH MAN Lights the Stars One by One all at once. Cows moo. Evening Bats sweep the tree Tops. Crickets slide Their Legs on Cellos & Violins. The Cedars Stretch Their Branches to Heaven. Peepers and Gray Tree Frogs Sing Psalm 148.     

Walk like Egyptians

Red Peanut Haze fills the Air. Mockingbirds in the Pecan Tree and Song Sparrows on Crepe Myrtle Branches Praise the LORD. A Glowy White Ball burns a Cloud in the Western Sky. Pileated Woodpecker Laughs in the big Magnolia Tree.  Monarch Butterflies frolic in small Circles across the Yard. Rufous-Sided Towhees Peck Pine Nuts on Branches in the Lil'Pine Tree. Cotton Pickers clank down the road. High over head a Red-Tailed hawk Glides north with the Current. Ruby-Throated Humming Birds feed  at the Yellow Irises. Cows moo as they shift to the Far side of the Field. Cattle Egrets "walk like Egyptians" Heads bobbing as they follow. 

Peanut Haze Rises

Purple Finches in the Cammy Bushes and Song Sparrows perched along the Tree Line REJOICE! The ARTIST Streaks Pink across the Top on HIS Canvas. Roosters CROW! Purple oozes into Gray Clouds. Mourning Doves in Magnolia Trees and Turtle Doves on the barbed wire Chant Morning Prayer. The last few Bright Stars play peek-a-boo between the Farm Row Clouds. Hog Sphinx Moths Hover at the Phloxes. More Yellow Canaan Lilies and Irises BLOOM Wide. The Seminole Bats are having too much fun on the Back Grape Vines. Huge Round Tan Mushrooms dot the Yard. A Formation of Cattle Egrets flies over head skimming the Tree Tops. Cows moo. Red Peanut Haze rises in the South. Woodpeckers drum. 

Walnuts Roll

Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos and Violins. Echoing, Chuck-Will's-Widows Cry Out. Spider Webs strung across the Monkey Grass give way as I walk up the walkway. Roosters Crow. Leaves rustle in a Cool Fall Breeze. Cows moo. Walnuts roll down the Metal roof. Saw Whet Owl Perched in the Big Pine toot toot toots a Prayer.

Joey's Rooster Crows

Crickets Strum. Pink pushes the Dawn Blue; Indigo Skies shift Westward. Meadow Larks and Mocking Birds Sing Joyfully, GLAD in the New day.  A Puffy Fluffy dark Gray Cloud Follows a Convoy of Cotton pickers up the River road. Joey's Rooster crows. Stars fade as a few Bright Planets Sparkle. The Hand's Rooster Answers. The Moon Sliver Climbs high into the East. Gray Tree Frogs Sliming the bedroom window and Green Tree Frogs sitting on the rocking chair Give Thanks for the "All Ya can EAT" Tiny Bug Breakfast. A Cool Gentle Breeze Kisses. Lil'Brown Bats comb the Magnolia Trees a couple more sweeps. Pecan Leaves twirl down. Crows caw. Dewy Grass paints my feet sending Chilly Goose-bumps up to my neck. Mourning Doves & Ground Doves Pray. A Great Horn Owl Whoots "AMEN".

Pink Glows off the Sun.

 Morning Doves on Pecan Branches and Ground doves under the Grape Vines and Palms Chant Morning Prayers.  Brown Leaves Twirl From Magnolia Trees and Seed Pods Plop in the Dirt. Buzzing Bumble Bees swing on Blades of Grass as They Thank GOD for Breakfast. In the Blue Holes, Pink GLOWS off the Sun behind the Clouds. Grackles Chatter gathering on the power pole & line off the House. Lavender SPLASHES into the Gray clouds creeping up from the South. Deer graze along the edge of the Woods out back. A Crop dusting Plane banks dipping into to the near by Cotton Fields. A Pair of Goat Suckers land in the Holly Bush SCATTERING Cardinals. Peanut Haze & Cotton Dust rise in each direction around the Horizon. Purple Finches in The Crepe Myrtle Bushes and Brown- Headed Cowbirds Sing with Glee to our CREATOR! Yellow Irises and Canaan Lilies Bloom against Their green Leaves. Monarch Butterflies frolic fluttering on across the Field. The Quarter Moon Peek-a-boos between Clouds overhead.  Several Migrating Emerald Hummingbirds Hover at the Orange Honey Suckle and Blue Ivy Flowers. Mushrooms push up in the Grass. Roosters Crow!

The Moon Sits

Thin Clouds move under the Stars. A Few Stars Shine Brightly in Rainbow Halos. Crickets Fiddle as A Mockingbird Sings Praises to Our LORD. Grass Moths spin under the porch bulb. Poor-Wills Pray with the Saw Whet Owl. A Soft Cool Breeze Kisses my Chest. A Wood Roach scurries over the Porch. Cows moo. The Rising Quarter Moon sits Lazily over Uncle Doug's Pines.

Juice Bursts

Mourning Doves down the Tree Line & Ground Doves under the Palms Chant Morning Prayer. The ARTIST Streaks Slate Blue across the Clouds on HIS Canvas. Cows moo. Flavorful Juice BURSTS in my Mouth from A Plump Bronze  Grape. I Spook a Seminole Bat hanging from a Vine. Blue Jays Whine like swing chain needing WD40. Many Spiders Enjoy Bug Roll-ups for Breakfast in Webs strung across the Branches. Deer trot across the back side of the Field. Cattle Egrets LEAP into flight to Keep up. Chattering Vireos gather in the Top of the Big Pine. White-Breasted Nuthatches Bounce about below and under the Pink Cammy Bush Singing Grace. The Sun sipps dew from small White Flowers. Droopy Spider Webs sparkle on the barb wire. Pileated Woodpecker laughs in a magnolia tree. Walnuts roll of the metal roof. Mocking Birds in the Pecan Tree and Cardinals on Holly Limbs PRAISE GOD! 

Walnuts Roll

Short Eared Owl perched in the Little Pine Tree barks Thanks. Moths flutter under the porch bulb. Cows moo. Purple and Indigo in the East begin to push the dark Westward. Roosters Crow. Walnuts roll down the metal roof. Crickets Strum. The Quarter Moon Climbs high. Peepers and Fowler Toads Praise the Lord. A Cool Soft Breeze Twirls Pecan Leaves. Mourning Doves Chant Prayers with the Poor-Wills. Twinkling Stars fill the Air. Lil'Brown Bat Sweep the Magnolia Trees; Magnolia Seed Pods Plop. A garden Spider Weaves a Tapestry from a Limb in the Big Pine down into the Monkey Grass.  

Tanagers show Ther Colors

Roosters Crow and CROW. More Gray Clouds Mount in the North. BUZZING rises from the Ground as Bumble Bees Crawl on Long Blades of Grass That Wave from the weight. Scarlet Tanagers show Their Color change Bouncing about Under the Grape Vines Singing Grace. Above Yellow Jackets & Black Jacks drink New Wine from Fermenting dark Grapes. At the other end Ground  Doves Chant Prayers with Turtle Doves on the barbed wire and White-Winged Doves on Pecan Branches. Walnuts roll down the Metal Roof.  Red-Breasted Nuthatches peck at Pine nuts.  Crepe Myrtles Swirl with the Breeze. Emerald  Hummingbirds Zip about the Yellow Irises.

Frogs Slime

Peepers, Wood Frogs  and Fowler Toads Praise The LORD. Pig Frogs in Flooded Low area Bring up the Bass. Roosters Crow. Thick Patchy dark Gray Clouds Stream to the South. Cows moo. A soft Breeze Twirls a few Pecan Leaves. Seminole Bats Chatter Grace at the Small Grape Arbor. Brown Thrashers & Robins sing Joyfully. The Half Moon plays pee-a-boo. A Red Fox slings low along the fence line. Gray Tree Frogs SLIME the living room windows. Poor-Wills and Mourning Doves Chant Morning Prayers. A Large Black Beetle Strolls over the porch.

Clouds Quickly Swish

Pine Barrens Tree Frogs and Grass Frogs Praise the LORD! Crickets Fiddle and Peepers and Oak Toads add Harmony. Cows moo. Saw Whet Owl toot toot toots. From the Northeast, Thin Clouds quickly swish under the Stars and across the Half Moon. Train Whistle Blows at Jakin Cross roads. A Lizard scurries. Garden Spiders weave Breakfast Plates. A Mockingbird Sings a Glorious Solo. A Luna Moth vanishes in to the Country dark. The Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls echo. 

Southern Toads Sing

Lightning Flares up in the South. Crickets slide Their Legs on Cellos and Violins. Peepers, Grass Frogs and Fowler's Toads Sing Joyfully to the MAKER of the Rain. Soaked Grass sloshes over my feet. As dark Clouds shift over head a Glowy dim Moon Shines through wearing a Pretty Pale Rainbow. A Great Horn Owl Whoots out near Joey's. A Cool Breeze wraps 'round my shoulders & shares a STRONG Musky Stench with my nose. A Large Dripping Wet Skunk wanders past the porch across the front patch of Grass and over the walk way towards the Grape Arbor. Tears trickle down my cheeks. Her Fume CLEARS Her path. Over by the Family Grave Yard another Great Horned Owl answers. Streaks flash. Gentle Drops Kiss. Oak Toads & Southern Toads sing of Love. Low Muffled Thunder Echoes. Poor-Wills Pray.   

Branches Hang Low

Thick dark Gray Clouds push the Damp Humid Air DOWN on my shoulders. Roosters Crow. Peepers & Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs Make a Joyful Noise. The Crickets Fiddle. Poor-Wills & Mourning Doves Chant Morning Doves. Limbs and Branches hang low, weighted down by Collected Rain Drops. Seminole Batts Climb upon the Back Grape Arbor Chattering Grace. Short Hear Owl barks perched on a Pine Branch. Two Toads Hop into the Pine Straw. A Large Blue Beetle Spins up-side-down on the porch. Robins and Mockingbirds sing the New Song. Cows moo.

No Worms

Meadow Larks on the Peach Trees And Mocking Birds on Pecan Branches suing the New SONG. Pecan Leaves twirl down and Pecan Covers turn Brown. Barred Owls Hoot and HOOT. The Yellow Full moon falls into the Pink Glowy Western Trees; Orange Splashes. Several Tiny Bright Green Emerald Hummingbirds Drink from the Light Blue Ivy Flowers Weaved into the White Rose Bush. The Sun  peek-a-boos through Uncle Doug's Pines Sippin on the Buttercups. Three Black Headed Laughing Gulls Flap on to the Southwest. Seminole Bats Chatter Grace on the Rear Grape Vines. Robins find no Worms. Deer Trot to the South Side.  Woodstorks Flap toward the Chattahoochee River. Red Headed Woodpecker drums. <3 Blessings Y'All, I will be at a Kairos Retreat Today through the 22 LOVE  YAs <3

Deer Frolic and Court,

Cows moo, Moo & MOOOO! Meadow Larks on Peach Branches and Brown Headed Cowbirds up the Walnut Tree Praise the MAKER of Us All with Glee! A Walnut rolls down the Metal roof plopping in the Grass. The Roosters Crow. Dewy Spider Webb Sparkles in the Sun's Kiss as Drops drip. A large Number of Fruit Doves Under the West Grape Vines and Mourning Doves in the Magnolia Trees Chant Prayers. More Red and Gray Mushrooms Sprout up. Coupling Love Bugs Lumber up Out of the Green Grass in the Front Field, struggling each want to fly a different Direction. Tree Swallows SWOOP in for the Breakfast ATTACK. Green Tree Frogs Slime the Buick Windshield. Rusty Blackbirds Squeak like rusty hinges in Uncle Doug's Pines. Deer frolic and court, playing in the Clearing next to the Family Grave Yard. A Large Number of Cattle Egrets Ascend to the Southwest.

Join the Concert of Prayers

Great Horned Owls Whoot & WHOOT. The Radiant Yellow Moon GLOWS through the Thin Vale of Clouds donning a Rainbow Halo. Bugs spin under the porch bulb. Eerie Hoots Echo in the Woods from Barred Owls. A Shooting Stars Streaks. Peepers, Leopard Frogs and Pine Woods Tree Frogs Rejoice to the LORD. Saw Whet Owl's toot toot toots Join the Concert of Prayers. In the Northeast the Dipper pours GOD's Grace Upon the Earth.  

Buzzing Rises

A Convoy of Cotton Pickers Clank & Rumble Southward on the Road. Cattle Egrets seem Antsy behind the Cows. A Peeper enjoys a Breakfast of Little Orange Bugs on a Canaan Lily Leaf. Meadow Larks and Song Sparrows PRAISE Our LORD! Loud BUZZING rises off the Grass as a Hundred Bumble Bees climb on Swaying Blades of Grass and Fly to another Blade. Rufous Hummingbirds Carefully fly in & out each Yellow Iris. Tan, Gray and Red Mushrooms Push up out of the Ground. Mockingbirds Sing Grace. An Oak Toad sits under a Large Toad Stool. Love Doves on the Power Line and Inca Doves in the Big Pine Chant Prayer with Mourning Doves down the Tree Line. Shadows shift; the Sun Wrays drink from New Buttercups & Blue Ivy Blooms. Turkeys Gobble to the LORD.  

Stars Hang

A Blue Beetle spins up-side-down on the porch. Others beat against the Bright Beaming bulb; another Blue Beetle falls, CRASHING up-side-down. the Dewy Grass is Cool on my feet. The Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls Echo from the Woods. The Bright Burnt Yellow, almost, Full Moon falls into the Trees to the West. Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos & Violas. A Summer Breeze Tenderly Kisses my back. Grass Frogs, Oak Toads & Pine Barrens Tree Frogs lift Their Joyful Noises to the LORD!  Seminole Bats Give Thanks on the Grape Arbor. A Billion Stars Hang, GOD's Sparkly Bling.

Steam Rises

Mourning Doves down the Tree Line, Turtle Doves on barbed wire & Love Doves perched on the high wire cuddling Chant Morning Prayer. Peppers and Pine Barren's Tree Frogs Thank the RAINMAKER! Roosters Crow, Steam Rises from the Wet Grass. Crows Caw. Sun Rays sip on Honey Suckle Straws in the Weeping Willow Tree and along the back Fence. A Buffed-Bellied Hummingbird tends to each Blue Ivy Bloom. Toads sing Love songs in the Low Spots covered by Collected Rain Water. Mockingbird flash chasing Grackles away. Coupling Love Bugs STRUGGLE as they rise up out of the Grass. Tree Swallows Swoop low over the Front Field Scooping up Love Bugs for Breakfast. Pink Rose Petals twirl to the porch from the last Cherokee Rose. Fine Red Red Clay churns on the Surface in Grassy spots; Fire Ants are Busy tilling. Hairy Woodpeckers tap on the Pecan Tree. Deer Bolt back across the Road towards the Woods.

Shout to the LORD!

Great Horned Owls WHOOT "HALLELUJAH"! Crickets Fiddle Lively! Two Stars wearing Shiny Rainbow Haloes Twinkle through the Clouds. Grass Frogs & Peepers ReJoice to The RAINMAKER; Gray Tree Frogs & Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs Chime in.  Limbs & Branches Drip Drops. The Gentle Sprinkle Splashes against my  back. A wet Armadilla TANKS over the Monkey Grass and on into the Field. The Grass Paints my feet as I Dance. Poor-Wills Pray. Fowler Toads and Oak Toads sing the next Song of Praise! The Roosters Shout to the LORD!

Toot Prayers

Robins and Mocking Birds Praise the LORD! Stars Hang in the Indigo Sky. Peepers & Gray Tree Frogs Voices blend in adding Harmony. Purple & Pink Spill in the Far East. A Saw Whets Owl in the Big Pine Toot Prayers. Cows moo. Roosters Crow. A soft Breeze Kisses.

Cathartidae Skip Lively

A few more Tall Red and Yellow Canaan Lilies STRETCH as the Sun peek-a-boos. Whipper-Wills and Poor Wills say Bedtime Prayers. Dewy Grass paints my feet. Rufous-Sided Towhees in the Big Pine and Blue Birds on Redbud Limbs Rejoice to the LORD! Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs Join in Joyfully.Roosters Crow. Spider Webs Sparkle on Crepe Myrtle Bushes. Tufted Titmice Sing Grace POPPING open Seed housings. Crepe Myrtle Twirl to the Grass. Groupings of Cattle Egrets Flap Gracefully to the South. Yellow-Meadow Hawks zig low to the Ground; Saddle Bag zag above. Thirty or so Purple Martins Swoop in the Front Field, as 20 more Martins perched on the high wire along the road wait Their turn to dive. A Cluster of BLack and Blue Swallow-Tailed Butterflies flutter up and Down, spinning around dipping on a 'Coon in the North lane. Circling from high, descending closer & closer, PLOPPING Down  one at a time, Two Black Vultures lumber, Wings shooing the Butterflies, towards the Coon. Flies buzz about. Shaking & RIPPING Tearing 'Coon Hide, The Large scary Cathartidaes skip Lively into the Grass for a Breakfast Picnic. The Swallow-tailed Butterflies regroup Frolicing over the 'Coon. Crows caw in Uncle Doug' Pines. Deer Graze. A Woodpecker drums. The Sun Climbs higher drinking from Pink Tea Cups & sipping on Orange Honey Suckle. Mockingbirds flash & chase. Blue Ivy Blooms braided in the Grape Vines & White Rose Bush open as the Rays Kiss. Cardinals in the Holly Bush & Song Sparrows on Walnut Limbs sing Praises. I add my Noise as a Breeze softly Caresses.  

Join the Pray Chanting

A Great Horned Owl WHOOTS Bedtime Prayers. Dewy Grass CHILLS my feet. Crows caw & Roosters crow. The BIG Orange Ball Bounces into the Eastern Tree Tops. An Ascending "V" Line of Honking Geese make the Sun seem so small cutting across It. the Beaming Rays BURN through the Purple Haze to sip on Honey Suckle & drink Dew from White Bells, Pink Teacups & Buttercups. Mockingbirds flash, flare and fuss at a Long Slithering Copper Head vanishing into the tall Wiregrass. Bright Blue Ivy Flowers bloom tangled in the Young Cedars. Cardinals & Indigo Buntings Sing Grace Picking Grapes in the Vines. A Snapping Turtle Eats Breakfast below. At the Other end of the Grape Arbor and Under the Palms Ground Doves Chant Morning Prayer with the White-Winged Doves in one of the Hand's Oaks. Gray Squirrels under the Pecan Tree Fiddle with a Green Cased Pecan. Over Them Song Sparrows PRAISE Our CREATOR with Meadow Larks in the Peach Trees. Deer Vanish into the Thick Wall of Fog to the South. Tufted TitMice and Yellow Finch realize there enough Pine Nuts to Go Around and Thank GOD! A Yellow and a Red Canaan Lily stretch above the White Fluffy Blanket of Fog unfolding into the Flowerbed along the barbed wire. Turtle Doves Join the Pray Chanting.  

Fog Rises

Robins & Meadow Larks GLORIFY Our GOD! A Soft Cool Summer Breeze tosses Pecan Leaves twirling over the barbed wire. Cows moo. The darkness lingers as the Indigo Dawn pushes. Crickets continue to Play Their Cellos & Violins. Stars fade. Joey's Rooster Crows. Fog rises in the East and Purple Haze spreads. Mike Donkey brays. The Thick Fog Spills over the fence. The Deer at the Grape Arbor are Consumed by the Dense Curtain quickly. Pink tries to circle around the Horizon. Little Brown Bats Flutter in a Wavy Trailing Stream on to the Tree Nests. The Damp Wall of Fog Pushes against my chest. Mocking Birds and Song Sparrows Sing the New Song!

Canaan Lilies Glessen

Cool Dewy Grass paints my feet. Grass Moths Flutter Low just above the Monkey Grass. Peepers, Oak Toads and Gray Tree Frogs PRAISE Our LORD. Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos & Violins. An Armadillo and a 'Possum pass each other sniffing at the ground. A Soft Gentle Breeze caresses my back. Seminole Bats are all over the Purple Grape Arbor. Sparkling Stars Twinkle, not a Cloud in the Morning Sky. Lil'Brown Bats dip & dive between the Magnolia trees. Cows moo. Bugs beat against the porch bulb. Damp Yellow Canaan Lilies glessen in the Glow. the Eerie Hoots of Berred Owls Echo from the Woods.

Deer Wander on 'round

The Quarter Moon is already Overhead leaning in the West. Love Bugs Pairs have Trouble Staying air borne. Inca Doves in the Big Pine Tree & Mourning Doves on Pecan Branches Chant Prayer with Ground Doves under the Palms. Mike's Donkey brays. Peepers And Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs Praise the LORD! A Young Great Horned Owl Whoots "AMEN!" The Big Orange Ball Rolls down the Chinaberry Tree and into the fleeing Gray Clouds. Yellow Meadow-Hawks and White Clear-Winged Dragon Flies zip about. Mocking Birds flash & fuss at a White oak Snake in the Second Oak Tree. Deer wander on 'round Uncle Doug's House, I bet for a Pear. Grass Flickers Jump. Grass Hoppers Flick. Grass-Hopper Sparrows Bounce in the Grass. Evening Bats Sweep the Tree Tops. Red-Winged Blackbirds and Summer Tanagers Sing a Raspy Gospel Tune as the Crickets Strum. 

A Deer in the Family Grave Yard

Robins & Mockingbirds REJOICE in The LORD's Day. Purple Pushes the Light Grayish Blue and Indigo Gives way. Roosters Crow! Lil'Brown bats play Follow the Leader on to the Nests. Swainson's Thrush Sing Grace Pecking Bugs & Worms under the Little Pine. The Last Star Vanishes. A Saw Whet Owl on a Branch in the Little Pine toot Toot TOOTs Prayers with the Turtle Doves on the barbed wire & Rock Doves on the smokehouse tin roof. A Low White Blanket unfolds from the Woods; the Fog spreads fast. A Grouping of cattle egrets Peel from A Large Formation; dipping back, They vanish into the White Fluffy Blanket. A Deer in the Family Grave Yard stands on her Hind Legs to reach Persimmons. Cardinals & Red-Winged Black Birds Give Thanks feasting on Yummy Deep Purple Grapes. Rabbits nibble at Grape Leaves. Meadow Larks in the Pecan Tree & Song Sparrows on Peach Limbs. Pink Wraps around the Horizon; Purple Haze Rises in the East. 

Stars seem so Close

Crickets Strum. Peepers and Green Tree Frogs PRAISE Our CREATOR. Grass Moths Flutter under the Porch bulb. Cows moo. The Carolina Wrens Sleep all snug in Their Nest. A Garden Spider Weaves. Train Whistle Blows at Jakin Cross roads. A Billion Stars seem so close. A Soft Summer Breeze Kisses.

Cowbirds sing Joyfully

A Red-Tailed Hawk dips & shimmies as the Wind Current sifts. Cow pushes against the barb wire to get Fresh Pine Sprigs. Yellow-Shafted Flicker drums. Saddlebag Dragon Flies zip about. Cattle egrets Chase the Cows. A Small Puffy Gray Clouds sprinkles some Drops moving west ward. So Refreshing and Cleansing. Blue Jays sound like old swing chains in need of WD40. A Vibrant Rainbow Fills the North. Morning Doves in Magnolia Trees & White-Winged Doves in an Oak tree Chant Prayers. Rainbow Fades as the Gentle Shower Moves West. The Pecan Clusters are starting to darken as Leaves twirl down. Purple Finches on Plum Branches and Brown Headed Cowbirds sing Joyfully to the LORD! 

Rejoice Gladly!

Cows moo. Purple Haze fills in above Uncle Doug's Tree Row. Robins & Thrushes Give Thanks pecking & scratching for bugs & Worms under the Little Pine. Lapland Longspurs Rattle & Tweet on frolicing on Pine Branches above. Thick Fog Pours out of the Woods. Deer vanish into the Moist Curtain. Mourning Doves in the Magnolia trees & Turtle Doves on the barbed wire Chant Morning Prayer.  Gray and Green Tree Frogs SLIME the Bedroom windows.  Indigo Buntings on Peach Limbs & Song Sparrows Bouncing about the Plum Trees REJOICE Gladly!

Rufous Hummingbirds Hover

A Flock of Grackles land in the Tall oak Tree. Black Swallow-Tailed Butterflies Flutter at the Altheas.  Cattle Egrets Chase after the Cows. Cicadas Long LOUD Sirening Prayers Please the LORD. Scrub Jays sound like finger nails on a chalk board as They shout "AMEN!" Spangled Fritillary Butterflies Frolic low over the driveway. Grass Frogs & Peepers Hop about the Gray Paper Thin Mushrooms. Mockingbirds in the Pecan tree & Song Sparrows on Peach Limbs REJOICE. Coupling Love bugs Struggle in flight over the Front Field. Rufous Hummingbirds hover tending to the Blue Ivy & Hot Pink Phloxes. Shadows shift giving a little relief from the Sun's Heat. Crows caw. Cows moo. Red Wasp & Yellow Jackets crawl on Clumps of Grapes. Sweet Juice from BIG Plump Bronze Grapes drips off my Chin as I Thank the LORD!   

Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs Praise

A Glow Worm inches along under the Grass. Damp Monkey Grass Paints my ankle and foot. Chuck-Will's-Widows CRY Out with GLORY!. Crickets Fiddle with Joy! Peepers, Oak Toads and Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs PRAISE Our LORD. A Buck Snorts at the Peach Tree. Seminole Bats Party at the Grape Arbor. Saw Whet Owls toot, toot, toot Prayers. A Garden Spider Weaves a Incredible Tapestry from the Low Branch on the Big Pine on down into the Banana Flower Shrub. A Billion Stars dot-to-dot the Smiley Face of GOD! 

My Joyful Noise

Distant Lightning Flashes far to the Northeast. Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos & Violins. Grass Frogs & Pine Woods Tree Frogs Praise the LORD! Great Horned Owls Whoot and WHOOT! Magnolia Seed Pods Plop. A Large Gipsy Moth Clings to the screen door. A Meteor streaks across. Monkey Grass Paints my shins. Limbs & Branches hang Low dripping Drops. Poor-Wills Pray. A Green Striped Garden Spider sews Quickly repairing Her Breakfast Plate. Lil'Brown Bats dip & dive between the Magnolia Trees. Seminole Bats Squeak & Chatter Grace at the Grape Vines. A Billion Stars Sparkle. Softly Crepe Myrtle Flowers Twirl down like Snow Flakes. A Glad Mockingbird Rejoices in the New Day. I add my Joyful Noise. 

Beyond His Bushes

Meadow Larks & Robins REJOICE to Our LORD! Pink rings around the Horizon. Mourning Doves down the Tree Line & Ground Doves under the Palms Pray with the Saw Whet Owl up in the Big Pine. A Thick Low Fog OOZES from the River and out of the Woods. The Hand's Rooster crows and Joey's Rooster Answers. Seminole Bats Chatter Grace at the Grape Arbor and Lil'Browns sweep the Magnolia Trees a bit longer. A Pair of Great Egrets Majestically Flap just over the Tree Tops to the East into the Purple Haze. Rabbits Hop in under the Grape Vines. Crows Caw in Uncle Doug's Pines. Deers Stroll beyond His Bushes. Song Sparrows frolicing in the Pecan Tree & Purple Finches Playing on Crepe Myrtle Limbs sing a Happy Ditty of PRAISE! 

Say Amen!

Morning Doves in the Walnut Tree and Inca Doves on Pecan Branches Chant Evening Prayers. Love Bugs, Struggling to fly in Pairs, lumber in large Quantity.  The Bright Orange Ball rolls off the Edge. Crows caw a top the Chinaberry Tree. Cicadas WHINE Prayers. A Cool Summer Breeze Rustle Leaves & gives a Little Relief from the Humidity. Groupings of Cattle Egrets Flap on to the Nests. One Long Stemmed Red Canaan Lily stretches over six feet high.  Buffed Bellied Humming Birds Hit the Four O'clocks before dark. Two Seminole Bats and a Doe are enjoying Supper at the Grape Vine. A Mocking Bird Sings with Joy to the LORD! Cows say"AMEN".

Fog still Lingers

Yellow Shafted  Flicker drums up in the Pecan Tree. The Sun sipps Dew from Honey Suckles and Blue Ivy Blooms tangled in the Canaan Lily Stems out Front. Mourning Doves in the China Berry Tree, Turtle Doves on the barbed wire & Love Doves Cuddling on the power line Chant Morning Prayer with the Rock Doves perched on the smokehouse roof. Cows mooo.  A Buffed Bellied Hummingbird Hovers at the Yellow Irises. Cicadas siren low and long. Blue Jays whine like Ol'swing chain.  A Hazy Vale of Fog still lingers. Cardinals & Meadow Larks Give Thanks enjoying Grapes for Breakfast. Bumble Bees Buzz on Grass Seed Blades. Brown Headed Cowbirds on Walnut Limbs & Red-Winged Blackbirds on the Back Crepe Myrtles Praise our CREATOR!  

Cows Disappear

Robins, Meadow Larks and Song Sparrows Praise the LORD! Cool Dewy Grass Paints my Feet. Poor-Wills & Mourning Doves Pray. A Deep Purple Haze hangs above Uncle Doug's Pines. The Hand's Rooster crows. Cows Disappear into the Thick Wall of Fog. Joey's Rooster Crows. Peepers & Grass Frogs Give Thanks for Breakfast. Both Roosters CROW. A Few Bright Stars Twinkle in the Dawn.  Seminole Bats romp about the Grape Arbor. Mockingbirds & Purple Finches Sing the New Song!

Clouds Roll in.

Thunder Rumbles in the West & North. White-Winged Doves in the Pecan Tree & Ground Doves under the Palms Chant Prayers Zebra Swallow-Tailed Butterflies Frolic over the Pink Cammy Bush. Buffed-Bellied Humming Bird Hovers at a Yellow Iris. Cows moo. Crows overhead caw. A Brisk Breeze twirls Leaves Crepe Myrtle Flowers across the yard. Song Sparrows on Peach Branches Praise the LORD. Green Tree Frogs cling to Canaan Lily Leaves ZAPPING Orange Bugs. Thunder Closes in. Thick dark Clouds Roll in. Cattle Egrets Fly off to the East. Lightning streaks the Clouds. A Bolt Flashes. Thunder Quakes all around. The Cows sit.

Fog Wets

Robins and Meadow Larks PRAISE GOD! A Heavy Thick Wall of Fog Wets on everything as it PUSHES against my chest. Morning in the Big Pine Tree and Ground Doves under the Palms Chant Prayers. Deer Emerge passing by & vanish into the Fog. Crows caw. Cows mooo. Roosters Crow. Pine Woods Tree Frogs Give Thanks ZAPPING tiny Flies sliming on the Bedroom Window. Woodpeckers drum. Mockingbirds & Song Sparrows sing the Next Worship Song!

Chorus Frogs add Harmony

A Great Horned Owl Whoots And WHOOTS calling on the LORD!. Bugs circle under the porch bulb. Peepers and Gray Tree Frogs Sing Joyfully to Our CREATOR!  The Grass squishes and sloshes as I step. Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs & Southern Chorus Frogs add harmony and A Bull Frogs Brings in the Bass. Branches Bend under the weight of Collected water dripping from Leaves & Sprigs. A Billion Sparkly Stars TWINKLE in the dark. A Soft Cool Summer Breeze Tickles my Soul with Honey Suckle Fragrance. Poor-Will Pray. American Toads and Oak Toads sing of Love. A Shooting Star Streaks across the East.

Pigeons Land

Twiggs & Branches Litter the Yard. Robins & Veeries Give Thanks as They Peck Red Worms Wiggling on the Saturated Mud. A few Yellow Irises & Red Canaan Lilies Lay in the Pine Straw, Others Grow even Taller. Roosters Crow. The Fog rises donning the Moon's Sliver in a Radiant Rainbow. Crows caw. Pink Cherokee Roses bloom along the Porch Rail.  Mourning Doves on Magnolia Branches & Ground Doves Under the Grape Vines Chant Morning Prayer. Rabbits Chew on Grape Leaves at the Edge. Cardinals & Tufted Titmice sing Grace picking Grapes. Grass Frogs & Peepers Praise the RAINMAKER for last Nights Heavy Down Pours!  A Cluster of Scaly-Naped Pigeons Land on the power line and pole and Join the Prayer Chanting. A Rhino Beetle STOMPS through the Grass. Orchard Orioles on Peach Limbs & Indigo Buntings up in the Big Pine Tree sing a Raspy Little Praise Ditty to Our CREATOR.

Monkey Grass Slish Splashes.

The LONG Eerie HOOOOTS of Barred Owls Echo form the Woods. Branches Hang Low weighed down by Wet Leaves & Sprigs. The Moon Sliver seems Stuck trying to climb the Big Magnolia tree. Little Brown Bats Cut in close to the Magnolia Blooms & Leaves. Seed Pods Plop. Cuckoos & Poor-Wills Pray. Magnolia & Honey Suckle Fragrances are so Strong & Fresh Lifting my Soul. Grass Frogs & Pine Woods Tree Frogs Sing to the RAINMAKER. Oak Toads add some Harmony and Crickets Fiddle. Rain Soaked Monkey Grass Splish Splashes me as my shin brushes against It. Clouds Roll away Leaving Ten Million Blinking Stars Sparkling in the dark. Moths circle the porch bulb. Two Green Beetles spin up-side-down on the porch.

Frogs Thank GOD

Mourning Doves in the Magnolia Trees & Rock Doves on the smokehouse roof Join in the Pray Chanting. Cows moo. Roosters Crow. A Cool Breeze kisses my neck. Buffed-Bellied Humming Birds Hover about the Pale Pink Crepe Myrtles.  Thunder Echoes in the Distance. Pileated Woodpecker Laughs in the Big Pine. Oak Toads hop. Mockingbirds on the Redbud branches and Brown Thrashers in the Dogwood Tree Sing to the LORD with Glee! Thick Fluffy dark Clouds roll down from the Northeast. A "V" Line of LOUD Quacking Coot cut in low heading to the Pound. Thunder Rumbles closer. A Pair of Red-Tail Hawks Circle Up Vanishing into a Fluffy dark Cloud. Saddlebag Dragonflies & Yellow Meadow-hawks Zip over the Orange & red Canaan Lilies. A Gust Blows Browning Magnolia Leaves out across the Yard. hairy Wood Pecker Taps the Pecan Tree. Sprinkles Pitter Patter down like Grace. Cattle Egrets stay with the Cows. Fowler Toads and Grass Frogs Give Thanks to the RAINMAKER. Chimney Swifts dart in the Fireplace. rain Pounds. Green Tree Frogs Thank GOD! Have You?

Moon Plays

Breaking off of a large Grouping of flapping Cattle Egret, eight land in the Field.  Cicadas Pray LONG LOUD Deafening Prayers. Mocking Birds fuss and flash Chasing each other. Shaking them, Buzzing Bumble Bees Tend to the Grass Seed Stalks. Woodstars work in the Four O'clocks.The Quarter Moon plays peek-a-boo. Yellow Jackets Swarm in the Grape Vines. Buffed Bellied Hummingbirds Hover about the Vines finding the Blue Ivy Flowers twined in. Red Crested Cardinals Give Thanks at the other end. Juice drip off my chin.Ground Dove Under the Vines, Inca Doves on the roadside power line and Love Doves on the house power line Chant Morning Prayer. Two Small Orange Butterflies Flutter to each yellow Iris. The Vale of Fog Floats away. Deer Graze in Uncle Doug's Clearing.

The Snake Misses.

Purple Finches on the Pale Pink Crepe Mytle Bushes & Song Sparrow in the Magnolia Trees Sing PRAISES to the Worlds CREATOR.  The Hot Sun Beats Down. Under the Thick Blankets of Leaves Grapes turn Purple. Sweet Juice oozes down my Cheek. Black Jacks & Wasp Crawl on Clusters of Green & Purple Grapes. Tufted Titmice and Common Waxbills Give Thanks Feasting on Grapes. A Garden Spider waits for dinner to be Served at the Edge of Her Plate.  Below Mice enjoy the Spoils.  Peepers & Grass Frogs ZAP Bugs off of Raisins. A Long Coach Whip Slides down a Vine. A Waxbill Pecks my Head. Slithering S L O W L Y closer, WHAM the Snake Misses & HITS a Hefty Vine Trunk. I startle a Gray Sleeping Seminole Bat and it Flaps away. Ground doves a little further down, White-Winged Dove on the Hand's Fence and Inca Doves in the Big Tall Oak Chant Prayers. Ruby-Throated Humming Birds Visit the Hands Hot Pink Crepe Myrtle Blooms. Cows moo in the Shade visiting with some cattle Egrets. Cicadas LOUD Sirening Prayer Pleases the LORD! Do Your's?

Box Turtle Chews

Robins and Brown Thrashers Give Thanks pecking & Scratching for Bugs and Worms. Purple Haze Glows in the East as Pink Wraps 'round the Horizon's Edges. Turtle Doves on the barbed wire, Love Doves cuddling on the power line & Inca Doves Down the Tree Line Chant Prayers with the Cuckoos. Bird-Voiced Tree Frogs sing GRACE, sliming to the Bedroom window, scooping Tiny Flies with Their Tongues. Wood Storks Gracefully Flap towards the River. A Thick Rolling Fog swallows the Turtle Doves oozing under the barbed wire. Roosters Crow. A Box Turtle Chews on a Banana Shrub. The Aroma of Honey Suckle and Mint Tickle my Soul. Crows caw in Uncle Doug's Pines.A  deer Drops a Pear as she Trots back to the Woods.  The Last Star fades. Mocking Birds on Oak Branches and Song Sparrows on Peach Trees Sing to Our LORD! Quarter Moon is still climbing in the East.

A Meteor Flares

 Chuck-Will's-Widows CRY Out. A Falling Star Streaks into the North. The Waning Quarter Moon is Climbing the Big Magnolia Tree. Lil' Brown Bats are a dippin' and a divin'. Dewy Grass paints my feet. Empty Magnolia Seed Pods Plop & Wilting Leaves Twirl. A Short Eared Owl Perched on a Pine Branch Barks. Crickets Slide Their Legs  across Cellos & Violins. Peepers & Green Tree Frogs Praise Our Awesome GOD! A Mosquito Feasts on my Calf. Cuckoos and Poor-Wills Pray.  A Billion Stars Flicker Bright. Deer silhouettes move along the Grape Wall. Moths & Beetles Spin at the porch bulb. Under, Two Toads SNAP UP the fallen. Purple oozes into the far East. The Hand's Rooster crows. A Meteor Flares up. Hog Sphinx Moth zips about the Purple Althea Blooms.  A Slender Snake slithers over the walkway sliding into the Monkey Grass. Saw Whet Owl toot toot toots. A Shooting Star Flashes Brilliantly.  

Breeze Tickles

Robins & Meadow Larks PRAISE GOD! Sparkly Stars fade. Ground Doves & Mourning Doves Chant Prayer with the Poor-Wills. Purple Pushes the Indigo past the darkness; Pink circles the Horizon. Deer Pick Grapes & munch on Grape Leaves. Cardinals Thank the Lord bouncing on the Vines. Seminole Bats jump off the Grape Arbour Flapping towards the Nests in behind the Lil'Brown Bats. A Thick Large dark Snake slides over the Walk way.Purple Finches on the Peach Trees & Yellow Finches on Plum limbs Sing the New Song. A soothing Summer Breeze tickles my nose with the Honeysuckle. 

Lizard Clings

Crickets Strum. Bird-Voice Frogs sing angelically to LORD. The Waning Quarter Moon Continues Climbing High in the East. Roosters Crow. Garden Spider sits in the Corner of Her Silky Plate waiting to be served Breakfast. Train Whistle sounds at Jakin Cross roads. Thin Sheets of Clouds stream across the Southeast dressing Half the Stars in Rainbow Halos.  Moths fly circles under the porch bulb. A Blue Striped Lizard clings to the post. The Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls echo from the Woods. 

Delight Heavens Host

Saw Whet Owls Toot Toot Toot Prayers. Cool Wet grass Paints my feet sending GOOSEBUMPS up my back. A Meteor Flares, STREAKING to the East Just missing the Moon. Crickets Slide Their Legs across Their Cellos & Violas. Peepers & Pine Woods Tree Frogs Make a Joyful Noise to our LORD! Poor-Wills Pray with the Saw Whet Owls. A Cow SCREAMS agonizing MOOOOOs one after another, MOOOOOing and MOOOOOing. A Glow Worm slowly inches in the Grass. Stars, a Million; NO a Billion Stars Sparkle. The MOOOOOing Cow eases; must of been Birth.  Seminole Bats Play in the Top of the Grape Arbor. A Soft Summer Breeze Brushes over my back.Ralis Click & Cluck in the Thick-Its.   Lil' Brown Bats sweep the Magnolia Trees. Magnolia Pods PLOP in the Dirt & Magnolia Fragrance Fills my Soul on It's way to Delight Heaven's Hosts.    

Behind the Wood Shed

Inca Doves in the Chinaberry Tree & Rock Doves on the smoke house roof Join in the Prayer Chanting. Cool Dewy Grass Paints my feet. Waiting turns, Purple Martins are Gathered in two rows on power lines, as Many more Martins dive & dip gliding about into Gnat Swarms. Yellow Meadow-Hawks zip about, as well cutting even lower. Roosters crow; Chickens cluck. A Two Inch High Mud packed Tunnel sticks up out of the Grass; a large mean looking Brownish Wasp Crawls out and flits off.  Song Sparrows on the Pink Crepe Myrtle Bushes and Two Red-Winged Blackbirds on the tractor shed sing a Raspy Country Praise Song to the TRUE KING of Music! Half Moon climbs down SLOWLY. Crows caw. As Shadows shift the Sun drinks Dew from Butter Cups & sipps on Four O'clocks. Woodstars Hover about the Honey Suckle Shoots. A Skeeter drinks a Bloody tommy enjoying It's last meal on my arm. Old Rufus Turkey Gobbles strutting out of the West Woods; His Hens chase behind. Little Gray Butterflies Frolic over the Back Yard. A Hairy Woodpecker taps the Pecan Tree. Cicadas Pray SIRENNING to the LORD! . An American Kestrel glides back around, tucking His wings Shoots like an arrow down behind the Wood shed.

PRAISE With Glee!

Pink Wraps around the Horizon. Crows caw in the Western Tree Line. The fading Stars make one more dot-to-dot of GOD's Smiley Face. Brown Thrashers Sing Grace scratching & Pecking for Bugs & Worms. A Luna Moth Flutters up into the Big Pine Tree. Roosters CROWS! A Buck Snorts, settling for Peach Leaves; His Does wander towards the Grape Vines. Mockingbirds on Pecan Branches and Meadow Larks on Plum Limbs GLORIFY Our KING! Cows moo. Two American Anhingas Gracefully flap on to the Chatahoochee River. A Few Seminole Bats are still climbing around on the Grape Arbor. Cardinals Give Thanks Picking Grapes. A Garden Spider Weaves a Plate in the upper Branches for Breakfast. Ground Doves under the Vines, and Morning Doves in the Magnolia Trees Chant Morning Prayer with the Tooting Saw Whet Owl. Two Rabbits Bound in under the arbor. Three Long Wavy "V" lines of Gadwalls Whistle and QUACK LOUDLY Encouraging each Other Flapping Southeast. Very High over head the Waning Half Moon leans to the West slightly.  A Large Green Stink Bug Climbs up an Iris Leaf and has a Leaf Beetle for Breakfast. Purple Finches dance about the Crepe Myrtles adding Harmony as the Brown-Headed Cow Birds in the Dogwood  PRAISE With Glee!    

Stars seem so Close

A soft Summer Breeze brushes against my back caressing me. Long Eared Owls Hoot. Half Moon Hangs Atop the Big Pine. Crickets Strum Psalm 122. A Great Horned Owl Whoots and WHOOTS. Lil'Brown Bats sweep the Magnolia Trees. A Nightjar Glide across under the Moon. Peepers & Green Tree Frogs Praise the LORD! Twinkling all Bright & Shiny the Sparkling Stars Seem so CLOSE. I Stretch, Reaching & Straining to no Avail and as I exhale relaxing the Gentle Hand of DADDY Pulls me in to HIM.

Church Bell Rings

Hazzy Gray Clouds PUSH Down. Squirrels chase along a power line. A Cardinal Gives Thanks in a Holly Bush. A big rig Log truck Gears Down at the red light. Small Blue Bell are visited by a Tiny Yellow Butterfly. House Sparrows and Song Sparrows PRAISE the LORD. WILTING blooms & Leaves SHAKE off as Bumble Bees crawl on the Crepe Myrtle. Red Worms Wiggle on the sidewalk. Rock Dove on the Church roof Chant Morning Prayers. Church Bell Rinbs for Sunday School time.

Cuckoos Pray

Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls echo from the Woods. Grass Frogs & Peepers in the Dewy Grass Glorify Our CREATOR! Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos & Violins. Pine Woods Tree Frogs & Cricket Frogs join in the Singing. A Thick Fog Pushes in. A Few Beetles beat against the porch bulb. Cows moo.  The Waning Moon dons a Brilliant Rainbow Halo GLOWING in the Fog. Train Whistle blows at Jakin Cross roads.  Poor-Wills & Cuckoos Pray.  

Vultures Slowly Circle.

Inca Doves in the Hand's Tall Oak & Love Doves on the top power line Chant Prayer. Tree Swallows, perched Below the Cuddling Love Doves, take turns sweeping up Coupling Lovebugs Struggling to Ascend in the Front Field. Clouds from the Gulf Stream up. Woodstars Hover to each Pink Crepe Myrtle Bloom. A Doe Kicks up on a Pine Tree to Eat Sprigs. A Yellow-Shafted Flicker drums in the Chinaberry Tree keeping the Beat with a Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a Pecan Limb. Empty Magnolia Seed Pods Drop & Plop all Over. Song Sparrows on Plumb Branches & Purple Finches in the Peach Trees Praise the LORD! The Sun Fights off Clouds, burning Through. Tufted Titmice Bounce around Gray Mushrooms Pecking Pine nuts under the Little Pine. Oak Toads & American Toads sing of Love on the Edge of Flooded Low Areas. Clouds shift and Yellow & Red Canaan Lilies stretch Up to the Sun. A Zebra Butterfly Flutters at the Hot Pink Phloxes. Red Crested Cardinals & Whiny Blue Jays Feast on Grapes. Cows moo. Fire Ants till new Hills. Three Turkey Vultures Slowly Circle high above, Wings spread, Gliding in the Blue EYe of GOD!  

Hummingbirds Zip

Mourning Dove on Walnut Branches, Ground Doves under the Palms & Inca Doves on Limbs in the Big Pine tree Chant Mourning Prayers.  Pink GLOWS around the Horizon's Edges. The Waning Moon is Stuck in the Chinaberry Tree. A Red Tail Hawk Spreads Her Wings atop the Chinaberry Tree with Moon Beams Dazzling!  A Blanket of Low Fog unfolds across the Tall Wire Grass. Roosters CROW. The Sun peeks between Uncle Doug's Pine Row drinking dew from Buttercups & sipping on Honey Suckle, which smells so Sweet filling my Soul. Mocking Birds FUSS Flashing at Brown Thrashers under the Lil'Pine trying to pickup Wiggle Worms. A CHARGING Black Lizard with a Red stripe clamps It's Mouth shut scooping up a Wood Roach Breakfast with a side order of Flies. Purple Martins swoop over the Vines as Deer enjoy Grapes. A Hog Sphinx Tends to the Phloxes.  An inch Worm inches up a Lily Leaf. Three Buffed-Bellied Hummingbirds Zip from the Nest to Work the Yellow Irises. LOUD Bumble Bees Buzz Thanks on the Grass-Seed Blades. Cattle Egrets Vanish in to the Fluffy Fog. Cows moo.

Oak Toads Sing

Peepers & Tree Frogs Rejoice to the LORD! Crickets Strum. Joey's Rooster crows. The Nearly Full Moon Climbs down the Back Pecan Tree. The Hand's Rooster answers. Seminole Bats Chatter Grace on the Grape Arbors. The Roosters CROW. A Million, no Two Million Stars SPARKLE filling the dark. Fowler's Toads & Oak Toads Sing Love Songs. Saw Whet Owls toot toot toot Prayers with the Poor-Wills. Cows moo "Amen AMEN!"

They Pick Purple Grapes

Cattle Egrets click & kind of Quack as Their Heads bob up & down to pick Bugs & Grubs from Cow Patties. Gnats swarm at my ears & eyes. A Brown-Headed Nuthatch perched on the dish stand pipes & twitters high, Praising GOD! The Full moon rolls behind the Trees in the West as just above the Eastern Tree Line a Full White Spot appears in the Clouds. A Red-Headed Woodpecker drums on an Oak Trunk. Dew Drops roll from Grape Leaves and slide down Silky Strands of Webs, working loose splashing in the Pine Straw. Blue Jays WHINE Grace sounding like old swing chain in need of WD40 as they Pick Purple Grapes. Most are still Green or Sour; We Manage to find a few Plumb Sweet Deep Purple Grapes... mm mm Good. Tufted Titmice join the Hunt!  Guinea Wasps & Black Jacks Crawl on Grape Clusters, making it hard to get some. Ground Doves at the far end, Inca Doves and Mourning Dove on Dogwood Limbs Chant Prayers. High Thin Clouds slide to the Northeast. Roosters CROW. The Sun Burns Through the Clouds and Rays sip on Honey Suckle and Purple Ivy Straws tangled in the Grape Vines. Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds tend to the Crepe Mrytle. Deer BOLT back into the Woods,   

Seminole Bats Chatter

Pink & White Roses & Honey Suckle smell so Wonderful. Meadow Larks and Song Sparrows Praise our LORD! Soggy Grass washes my feet. Full of Webby Nest a Few wet Pecan Branches sag heavy. Mourning Dove above and Ground Doves Chant Prayer with the Poor-Wills. Small fluffy Clouds float under the Stars. Pink Rings around the Horizon's rim and Pushes the Indigo Dawn in Place. Seminole Bats Chatter Grace at the Grape Vines. Mocking Birds sing the Next Song. Deer Strut across to Uncle Doug's. Roosters crow. Toads & Bull Frogs Sing of Love. Robins Give Thanks as they pick up Squirmy Worms off the soaked Ground.  

Wrens Quiver

Thunder closes in from the Southwest. Lightning STREAKS to the Southeast! Thunder Rumbles! Mockingbirds Praise Our LORD. Gusts rustle Leaves. Branches Bow. A Bolt Sizzles over Joey's House. Fast moving dark Clouds SWALLOW the Sun. The Earth Trembles. Cows SIT! Cattle Egrets Flap away in all directions. THUNDERBOLTS CLAP with a JARRING QUAKE. Chimney Swifts shoot into the Fireplace. A waving Wall of RAIN Slams with a Gusting Force. Branches snap. Tall Canaan Lilies' Stems Bend. Bolts Flash! RAIN POUNDS! The Carolina Wrens Quiver Shaking off on the rocking chair & flutter up to Their Nest.Lightning Dances. THUNDER RUMBLES & RUMBLES & RUMBLES. Sideways Drops Sting my Body. Bolts Flicker & Flare all Around. The Foundation Moves with the Thunder. Frogs & Toads Thank The RAINMAKER! 

Gray Clouds Mount

Redbud Leaves Yellow. Buffed-Bellied Hummingbirds Tend to the Honeysuckle along the back fence. Cicadas Pray sirening LOUDLY to Our LORD. Cattle Egrets Hang out under Joey's Shade Trees with the Cows. Thunder faintly echoes in the Southwest. Mocking Birds on the Pecan Tree and Meadow Larks on Peach Limbs PRAISE GOD Joyfully. White Sulphur Butterflies Flutter at the Tall Red Canaan Lilies. Summer Tanagers and Common Waxbills Sing Grace on Grape Branches. Army Ants March. Crows caw landing in one of the Hand's Oak Trees. Sweet Juice from Purple Grapes dribbles down my Chin. Roosters Crow. Yellow Jackets & Black Jacks Buzz about. Mice enjoy the Spoils below the Vines. Ground Doves in the other end of the Grape Arbor, Rock Doves on the smokehouse roof and Turtle Dove perched on barbed wire Chant Prayer. Coupling Love Bugs lumber  to ascend  over the Front Field. Chimney Swifts dip & dive  Gobbling many Up. Thunder rolls closer as dark Gray Clouds mount. Red-Bellied Woodpecker Giggle in the Walnut Tree. A Hog Sphinx Moth Zips Althea to Althea. Red, white & Gray Mushrooms push up from the Dirt. A Red Tailed Hawk Glides along with the Wind Current above.  

Honks Grow Nearer

Crows caw in the Oak tops. Wasps skim Low above the Grass. Red Crested Cardinals Sing Grace in the Far Smaller Grape Grape Arbor. Oh Yes!!! A few PLUMP Rusty GOLD Grapes hide amongst the Greenies adorning some Clumps. MMM sweet, Sweet SWEET juice oozes as I bite. I Restrain my self, leaving the rest of the First Fruits to be fed to the Birds.  The MASTER GARDENER Is Growing Many. Pileated Woodpecker laughs. Booboo Kitty-Cat emerges from the Vines Gripping a squirming Grass Snake in Her mouth she is willing to Share. Ground Doves under the Over Vimes, Inca Doves in the Dogwood Tree and White-Winged Doves on the Hand's fence Chant Morning Prayers.  Rabbits Hop about. Grass-Hopper Sparrows bounce about Small Paper Thin Gray Mushrooms. Grass paints my toe nails.  Faint Honks Grow nearer & I Spy Three Long "V" Lines of Canada Geese Trailing to the Southwest. Yellow Roses weave up the Rail. Cattle Egrets chase the Cows. White Roses tangle in the Hand's fence further down from the Doves. Pink Flowers open in the Clover Clumps. The Roosters CROW. The Wavy Curtins of Showers shift to the Northeast.  Purple Finches on the Crepe Myrtle Bushes PRAISE the LORD!

Smudging Purple

Meadow Larks on plumb Branches & Song Sparrows in the Pecan Tree Rejoice for the New Day. Flashes of Lightening Flare in the South. Deer Check for Peaches. Little Brown Bats Sweep the Magnolia Trees a few more times. Distant Thunder Echoes. Clouds thin out under the Bright Golden Glowing Full Moon. A Great Horned Owl WHOOTS & WHOOTS. Wet Magnolias & Canaan Lilies Sparkle in the Moon Beams. Low Thick dark Gray Clouds Cross to the Southeast; Wavey Lines of Rain Stream from Those Clouds. Streaking Bolts Flash in the Northeast closer. The deer Wander over to the Grapevines. Some Seminole Bats Monkey around on Top, while Others swoop for Bugs. Bull Frogs at the Pond Chant Prayers with the Mourning Doves on Walnut Limbs. A Hog Sphinx Moth Tends to the Altheas. Roosters Crow & Crow! The Artist Paints Pink in a Small gap between the dark Gray Clouds smudging Purple on the Clouds.

Bolts Dance

Crickets Strum a Sweet Ballad for Our CREATOR! Monkey Grass Paints my Shin. A Great Horned Owl Whoots & WHOOTS! Grass sloshes & Mud OOZES up between my Toes. Drops Drip from Leaves & Sprigs on Droopy Branches. Grass Frogs, Peepers, and Green Tree Frogs Give Thanks to The RAINMAKER! Thin Layering Sheets of of Clouds Dress the Full Moon in a Shiney Vail and Rainbow Halo. Bolts dance in the Clouds far to the Northeast. Roosters Crow. Oak Toads & American Toads Sing of Love in low Areas covered with Water. Moths Circle at the porch bulb. A few Beetles spin up-side-down next to the rocking chair. Poor-Wills' Prayers Echo. A Cool Summer Breeze makes me feel Fine knowing JESUS is the Jazmen in my Mind.

A Skipper Flutters.

Starlings gathering in the Chinaberry Tree rattle & chuckle with Each other. Grass Flickers Jump. Tiny white  & Red Mushrooms spring up dotting the Grass. Inca Doves in the Walnut Tree & Rock Doves on the rusty smokehouse roof Chant Morning Prayers. The Hand's Cows moo. Dirt rises up next to the end of the walk way as Fire ant till a New Hill. A Frantic Buffed-Bellied Hummer Zips about the Honey Suckle to beat the approaching Rain. Yummy Grape Juice drips off my Chin. Grass Frogs on the Pine Straw & Gray Tree Frogs slimming the Windows Sing Thanks to the RAINMAKER. Deer check for more Peaches; then trot to the Grape Arbor. Yellow Shafted Flicker drums on a power pole. Cattle Egret Land behind the Bull. Two Cricket Frogs Couple in a Large Magnolia Leaf. Roosters Beseech the Sun.   MORE Gray Clouds roll in.  A Sooty Wing Skipper Flutters Tending to the RED & yellow Canaan Lilies. 

Tiger Moth escapes

Grass Frogs and Pine Woods Frogs Praise the LORD! Crickets Fiddle for the Frogs Psalm. Thick dark Gray Clouds cross under the Full Moon as it falls into the Western Tree Tops. Moon Beams Shine as Clouds shift. The Hand's Rooster Crows. A soft Shower begins. Joey's Rooster answers. Soaked of Rain from Last Nights Storms,the Branch droop. An Armadillo Tanks over the Monkey Grass, paying me no mind, wandering on into the Field. Chorus Frogs & American Toads Sing of Love. An Anna Tiger Moth escapes the Rain & lands on the rocking chair arm.   

Moon Beams Poke

Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos & Violins As Green Tree Frogs & Peepers Praise the LORD. The Gray Clouds are Breaking up. Lightening Flickers way off the Northeast. Chuck-Will's-Widows Cry Out. Moon Beams Poke the Clouds as the Full Moon plays peek-a-boo. Limbs & Branches sag with Dripping Drops. Moths spin under the porch bulb. The Honey Suckle and Rose Fragrances smell wonderful. Frogs Sing of Love. Saw Whet Owl toot toot toots a Prayer.

Peepers Thank the RAINMAKER!

I Spook a Seminole Bat resting in the Grape Branches as I fill my Pockets. Woodpeckers drum in the Hand's Oaks. Black Jacks buzz about on Grapes. A HackBerry Emperor Butterfly lands on my Shin. Crows caw flying over Head. Grapes fall as I bump about. Cardinals & Orchard Orioles Sing Grace Feasting on Grapes for Lunch. A White Sulphur Butterfly Works the Purple Ivy Straws twisted in the Grapes Vines. A Mockingbird Couple flare and FUSS at me. Mice enjoy the Spoils below. The Roosters crow. A Grass Frog Zapps a few Bugs on a Grape. A Tree Snake slides slowly down a Vine. As I come out Drops fall from a Stray Puffy Little Gray Cloud. Chattering, Grackles Swarm up out of the Big Oak's Top Flapping away. A Rainbow Spreads to the North as the Light fresh Shower sooths my Soul; the Rainbow Folds as the Cloud Travels on the the Northeast. There's Mockingbird Poop on my Sleeve. Leaves seem more alive. Chimney Swifts Dive-Bomb the Front Field Gobbling up Coupling Love Bugs struggling to Fly. Peepers Thank the RAINMAKER! Four Lovely Turtle Doves on the barbed wire in the Shade & White-Winged Doves on Pecan Limbs Chant Prayers with the Ground Doves under the Palms. Monarch Butter Flies Flutter in the Honey Suckle along the back fence. A Couple Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds tend to the Pink Crepe Myrtles. Black Saddlebag Dragonflies zip low over the Lush Thick Grass. Cattle Egret Heads Bob up in the Tall Green Wire Grass. A Red Spider Sets a Silky Snare in a Clump of Brown dead Grass Banked along the fence. Bob Whites Whistle in the Thick-Its. Wasp crawl on rotting Peaches in the Pine Straw. Red-Crested Cardinals enjoy the last few Peaches hanging. A Green Preying mantis Prays on a Canaan Lily Leaf. Brown-Headed Cowbirds on Walnut limbs & Song Sparrows in the Cammy Bushes Praise the LORD with Glee! 

my Heart Skips

Mourning Doves Down the Tree Line Chant Prayers with Turtle Dove on the barbed wire & Rock Doves perched on the smokehouse roof. I Lick as Sweet Peach Juice escapes. Crows over head caw flapping out of Sight. A Pale Dim White Spot appears in the Gray Clouds in the East. The Roosters Crow with Excitement for the Sun. A Hog Sphinx Moth Zips about in the Phloxes. Mockingbirds flash & flare at a Box Turtle near the Tree they are Nesting in. Magnolia Seed Pods Plop in the Dirt.Purple Finches on Plum Branches & Red-Crested Cardinals on Peach Limbs Praise the LORD!Cows Moo. Tree Swallows cut  in close to the New Blooming Magnolia Buds. A Bold Red & Black Velvet Ant Steps across an odd Stick on to my flip flop. Sweat BEADS on my neck & back as I Freeze and my heart skips a beat or two! Just Trying to complete His Journey, the Velvet Ant Pays me no mind. Oh Yes I Breathe and THANK the LORD! a Pileated Woodpecker laughs at me. Cicada Siren LOUDLY the LORD's Prayers.      

Breeze Caresses

A Mocking Bird Rejoices to Our LORD! A Cicada Clinging to the porch swing vibrates SIRENING Prayers LOUDLY.  Branches & limbs hang low with Collected Rain dripping. Moths flutter. A Couple Lil'Brown Bats beat about the Magnolias now the Rain has ceased. Peepers & Pine Woods Tree Frogs Give Thanks to the RAINMAKER! A meandering wet Skunk SHAKES the Shag at the end of the walk way and Wanders off a bit Fluffy. More Thick Clouds roll up from the South.  A Nightjar swoops Just over the Pink Cammy Bush SAGGING a Large Beetle for Breakfast. Fowler's Toads & American Toads Sing Love Songs. A Soft Summer Breeze caresses as it Pushes the darkness away.

A Deerfly Zips around

Red-Crested  Cardinals, Pecking at Grapes, Give Thanks. A Yellow & Black Swallow-Tail Butterfly Flutters at the Tall Red Canaan Lilies; a Monarch Visits the Orange Canaan Lilies. Thunder Echoes in the Distant West. Mockingbirds fuss & chase. Toads sing Love songs in the Low flooded areas of the Field. Cows moo. Crows caw in the oak Trees. Thicker Gray Clouds slip in Under the High Layered Clouds. Little Green Pom-poms hang from Tiny Stems waiting to velcro on as something passes by. Grass-Hopper Sparrows Hop about the Small White Bells dotting the Grass & the Clover. A Green Tree Frog clinging to a Leaf of a Burgundy Iris can not help but PRAISE & REJOICE with the Peepers in the Pine Straw. A Woodstar  Enters, in ever so carefully and backs out of, each Yellow Iris. A Deerfly Zips around my Head. A Cat Bird Meeows on a Redbud limb; A-me-go Kitty sits watching under the limb Meeowing back. Thunder rolls up Closer. Ground Doves under the grape vine Pray with the Rock Doves on a Power Pole And the Mourning Doves on Magnolia Branches. Peach Juice Squirts as I bite in a Yummy Plump Peach off the Tree. Yellow Jackets & Black jacks Buzz about on Peaches & Leaves. Brown Thrashers perched on the barbed wire & Purple Finches on the Altheia Bushs  Sing a raspy Gospel Song to the LORD. Red  small Mushrooms spring up Adding a tad more Color to a Drap Haze-Gray day. I Add my Joyful Noise to the Bird's Song.

Be Glad

Clouds, Layers of Thick Gray Clouds Push the Country dark Down. Cricket Frogs & Peepers Praise Our CREATOR while Crickets Fiddle. Cuckoos Pray. Branches drip Collected Water from all Night Showers. Cows moo. The Eerie Hoots of Barred Owls Echo from out back. Red Worms Wiggle on the walkway. A Garden Spider Weaves a Breakfast plate.  Robins sing & Rejoice in the New day. Be Glad in it.  

Hawk Vanishes

Grass Frogs & Peepers Sing PRAISES to the LORD! Pine Woods Tree Frogs in the English Dogwood & Fowler's Toads add some Harmony. Wet Cows moo as they Graze out Back. Booboo Kitty Offers me a Mouse. Two Green Lizards Scale the Carport Fiberglass Doors. Crows caw as I get in & drive off. I drive on the Grass between the FLOODED tractor ruts & the Grassy edge. Purple Finches bounce about the Crepe Myrtles. Cardinals frolic in the Holly Bush. Two Young Does cross in Front of me. A few Cattle Egrets trail behind Mike's Cows and His Mule. A Cooper's Hawk Vanishes in the Clouds. All the Fields are so Green. The Bottoms FALLS out of the Sky when I get on Hwy 84. 45mph the 12 miles into Donalsonville. Two Black-Headed Laughing Gulls Giggle on Light Post at Piggley Wiggley. The HEAVY Drops start there before I get in & within 3 Sec the Lot has ankle High Flowing water. Someones Gran'Mother comes Out & I put my Umbrela over her & get her Bags in Her car... mmm It Felt so Invigorating and Wonderful Feeling the Drops POUND! 

Rain Drops Splat

The Roosters Crow & CROW! Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter the Summer Shower CLEANSES my Soul and is so Refreshing. Mourning Doves in Magnolia Trees and Ground doves perched in the Big Pine over the Flooded Palms Chant Morning Prayers. Tree Limbs & Branches Slump Lower. Crows caw in Uncle Doug's Pines. Layers of Gray Clouds Build over Head, but Dawn pushes the dark away. Green & Gray Tree Frogs & Grass Frogs Continue to Praise the RAINMAKER. A Nightjar flaps low over the yard. Rain Drops SPLAT Army Ants trying to March off the Porch. The Carolina Wrens are warm cuddling in Their Nest. Lady Bugs crawl about the porch post. Wet Cows moo. Hot Pink Phloxes, Purple Altheas, Tall Red and Orange Canaan Lilies, Vibrant Yellow Irises, Red Mushrooms, White Bells, Buttercups, Bright Orange Honey Suckle & Pink Roses stretching over the rail Color a Pitter Patter Gray Day. Mockingbirds REJOICE singing a Hymn! 

So Relaxing

Branches & Limbs Hang Low, Leaves & Sprigs collecting Drops. Frogs & Toads Give Thanks to the RAINMAKER. The Grass sloshes as I step and my Feet are swallowed by Standing water. The Saw Whet Owl Toot Toot Toots Her Prayers perched on the Step Ladder by Great Ginny's Window under the overhang. A small stream flows over the walkway to the low side. A couple Moths spin under the porch bulb.the Rain drops are so Relaxing.

Fowler's Toads Sing

Ground Doves under the Palms chant Prayers. A White Sulphur Butterfly Flaps It's wings perched on a Purple Althea. A Ruby-Throated Hummingbird hovers at each Yellow Iris. Cicadas Whine Grace LOUD. Two Coots Flap Toward the Chatahoochee.Tiny Red Bugs crawl on a Lily Leaf in a Grouping. A Red Wasp sucks on a Twig. Cows moo. mmm A picked Peach taste so Good. Leaves Rustle in a Gust. A few drops drip from the sky and a few more. Mockingbirds in the Pecan Tree Praise Our CREATOR! Thick dark Clouds Roll Up & a Wavy wall of Showers Pour. Chimney Swifts escape into the Fireplace. Cows Sit. Drops POUND. Pine Barrens Tree frogs & Fowler's Toads Sing PRAISES to the RAINMAKER. Tractor Ruts filled up fast.

Black Jackets crawlo Grapes.

Big empty Magnolia Seed Pods Drop to the dirt & Lush Green Grass. Mourning Doves in the Magnolia Trees And Fruit Doves on Peach Branches Chant Prayers with the Inca Doves in the Big Oak Tree. Squirrels search for Acorns. Black-Jackets Crawl on Grape Leave. Juice ozzes down my Chin. Ruffus Turkey Gobbles  strutting on the Wood's Edge. A Fox Rest on a Log. Chimney Swifts Comb the Tree Tops. Army Ants March To & Fro In Lunch Lines coming to a Shriveling Red Worm Baking in the Sun's Ray. Cardinals on the barbed wire & Song Sparrows in the Lil' Pie Sing Praises to the LORD! Thunder Echoes in the Southwest. Crows caw.I can Taste the Salt in the Moist Humid HOT Air from the Gulf. Ruby Throated Hummingbirds Hover at the Crepe Myrtle Blooms along the Back fence. Orange & Red Canaan Lilies Stretch toward the Sun as it is swallowed by Gray Clouds. A Toad hops through the patch of Clover. Mocking Birds Flash & Chase. Cows moo. 

Make Joyful Noises!

Tree Limbs DROOP still dripping Drops. Muggy Hot Air sits Still and HEAVY. Cricket Frogs and Green Tree Frogs Make Joyful Noises to the LORD. I add mine. Flashes of Lightening travel further on to the Northeast. Crickets Slide Their Legs across Cellos & Violins. Poor-Wills & Cuckoos Chat Prayers. A Couple Seminole Bats beat at the Grape Arbor. Oak Toads & Southern Toads sing of Love. beetles bounce against the bulb. A Wet Musty Skunk swags over the Monkey Grass close to the porch steps; stopping on the walkway She chatters Greetings & Blessings to me. My eyes BURN & Water. 

Purple Tints

Robins & Mocking Birds PRAISE the LORD. On the Northwest Horizon the Clouds Flash with Greatness. Lil'Brown Bats sweep the Magnolia Trees. Morning Doves Chant Prayers with the Saw Whet Owls & Poor-Wills. Tinges of Pink & Purple tints the Eastern Clouds. Seminole Bats Chatter Thanks in the Top of the Grape Arbor's Branches. Goat Suckers swoop over the Cammie Bushes. Deer Feast on Peaches. Honey Suckle & the Cherokee Rose Aroma tickle my Soul rising to Heaven. The Hand's Rooster Calls upon the Sun. Call Upon the SON!   

'Coon Stands

The Clouds push the Country dark down thicker. Saw Whet Owls Toot toot toot Prayers. Poor-Wills Join the Chant. Bull Frog Shouts Amen! Crickets Strum as the Frog & Toad Choir make a Joyful Noise. 'Coon Stands up Chattering a Mighty Word. A Great Horn Owl Lets Loose with A "GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH! The Breeze of the HOLY GHOST Rustles Leaves & Bows Lilies!

I Pick a Peach

Mockingbirds Flash at a Black Racer Slithering in the Pine Straw Under the Young Cedars near Their nest. Thunder Echoes in the Northwest. Thick dark Charcoal Clouds Slide in under the Sun peek-A-pooing through higher Patchy Gray Clouds. Cicadas Siren Loudly Praying to Our CREATOR. Cattle Egrets chase the cows to the Other side of the pasture. Rumbles of Thunder are Closer. Song Sparrows in the Pecan Tree sing Praises with Brown Thrashers in the Redbud Tree. A Mockingbird flares at me as I pick a Peach... mmm YUM.Pink Roses sway and Red & Orange canaan Lilies Wave in the Breeze. Buffed-Bellied Hummers slip into Their Nest in the Lil'Pine Tree. Lightning Flickers just to the North. Soft rain falls. Red Crested Cardinals Give Thanks in the Grape Arbor. A Garden Spider scoots up into the Big Magnolia off of Her Magnificent Canvas. Gust Rustle Leaves & bend Limbs. Chimney Swifts Slip down the fireplace. THUNDERBOLTS QUAKE!!! Cattle Egrets SCREAM & FREAK lifting into the Air flying off in many directions. WET Cows SIT. The pitter patter on the Metal porch hang drums louder as drops harden. Green & Gray Tree Frogs, Peepers and Oak Toads Rejoice to the RAINMAKER!

GOD Winks

I catch Sweet SWEET Grape Juice off my cheek before it rolls down my chin. A Pileated Woodpecker Laughs. Tufted Titmice Pecking on Plump Purple Grapes & Picking Bugs off Grape Finger-Twiggs don't seem to mind Sharing with me. A Blackjack Buzzes Closeby my face landing on a Leaf. Mice Scurry about Nibbling the Fallen Spoils. I Spook a Snoozing Seminole Bat clinging up-side-down to a Vine & She chatters flying off. Ground Doves further down under the Vines join the Mourning Doves on Magnolia Branches & Rock Dove on the smokehouse Roof Chanting Morning Prayers. Roosters Crow. High Gray Clouds unroll from the Northwest. A Cattle Egret weighs down the Young Slim Weeping Willow as She Perches upon it. A Black & Blue Swallow-Tailed Butterfly Waves her Wings from a Pink Weeping Willow fan. Moma Buff-Bellied Humming Bird Demonstrates the Art of Tending to The Skinny Four O'clocks. The Fumes from the paper mill ride the Breeze REEKING of Pure Wood Pulp; Pink Rose & Honey Suckle Perfume is No Help against the malicious malodor.  Pecan Cigar Casebearer Moths Flitter about the Pecan Limbs lighting on Leaves. A Red-Headed Woodpecker Drums half way up the Pecan Tree, maybe for Boring Beetles.  The Pecan Clusters are turning darker. In the Tree Top Crows caw. The Sun Burns a Hole to Sip on Purple ivy Straws and Drink from Tiny White Dixie Cups. Yellow Finches Flare at Purple Finches enjoying Peaches & Bugs ; The Yellow Finches Flitter to the Peach Trees on the far side of Puppy Paradise. Orange & Red Canaan Lilies stretch Toward the Sun. A Pair of Cooper's Hawks Glide on to the Southeast with the Wind Flow. The Clouds shift and GOD Winks HIS Big Blue Eye at You.  

Doves Shudder

Deer Munch on Peaches below the Pecan Branches. Mourning Doves in the Pecan Tree & Ground Doves under the Palms Chant Prayer with the Poor-Wills in the Woods and the Saw Whet Owl toot toot tooting in the Big Pine Tree. A Meteor flares in the North. Brown Thrashers say Grace as They get the Worm. Stars fade leaving a few Planets twinkling. Purple SPLASHES Gray Clouds in the Southwest. Pink wraps around the Horizon's Rim. Cricket Frogs and Little Grass Frogs Sing "Allelujah" to Our LORD. Low Thin Fog creeps up out of the Woods in to the Far Field. Lil'Brown Bats Flutter off to Their Nest. Roosters CROW. An Oak Toad Hops in the Pine Straw. Rabbits Bounce into the Grape Arbor. Two Spooked Ground Dove shudder away. A Leave Beetle Chews on an Iris Breakfast. Mockingbirds in Magnolia Trees & Song Sparrows on Peach Limbs Sing the NEW Song!

A Million Stars Appear

The Waxing Quarter Moon climbs down the Pecan Tree. Woodcocks call and click. Evening Bats fluter about the Trees. Two Mockingbirds sing one more Hymn. Pink fades in the West and one by one a million Stars appear AT ONCE! Killdeer swoop down the driveway. Crickets rozen Their Bows. A 'Coon comes down the Big Pine &scurries off. Chuck-Will-Widows CRY. Green Tree Frogs and Peepers Praise the LORD!

Clouds Spread

Inca Doves on the other end of th Grape Arbor and Ground Doves under the Vines Chant Prayers with the Mourning Doves. Grape juice dribbles down my Chin. Orange Meadow-Hawks zig & zag over the Front Field.  A Ruby Throated Hummingbird Hovers to new Crepe Myrtle Blooms. Grass-Hopper Sparrows Bounce about the Clover & Mushrooms.Pink Cherokee Roses Stretch over the rail. A Wood Stork flaps Gracefully. Blankets of Gray Clouds Spread from the South across the Sky shifting North. Chimny Swifts sweep the Magnolia Trees. Thunder Echoes in the Southwest and East. Mockingbirds on Pecan Branches & Red-Winged Blackbirds Praise Our LORD.  Cows moo. A Red-Bellied Woodpecker Giggles in the walnut Tree. Red & Orange Canaan Lilies are Visited by A Yellow Swallow-Tailed Butterfly. Catbirds meeeow on Dogwood Limbs. Army Ants march keeping Gaurd around Their high Bowl Fort. Cattle Egret Heads bob up behind the Cows. Woodstars tend to the Purple Altheias. A Walking Stick Waits on the Fork in the Altheia Bush.Bob Whites Whiste "Amazing Grace." 

Egrets Vanish into the Tall Wiregrass

Meadow Larks on Plum Trees, Mockingbirds up the Dogwood and Song Sparrows in the Pink Cammie Bush PRAISE Our CREATOR! Deer Chew on Garpes & Leaves at the far end of the Grape Arbor. Purple Finches Sing Grace bouncing about the Grape Branches. Two rabbits have Breakfast Below. Ground Doves under the Vines and Love Doves cuddling on the power line Chant Morning Prayers with the Mourning Doves in the Chinaberry Tree. The Lush Green Carpet of Dewy Grass is COOL on my feet and REFRESHING.  A Bull Calf Crawls through the barb wire; lumbering to the Peach Tree He SPOOKS Three Does that DASH off and He Freaks Out running back in to the Pasture. Pileated Woodpecker laughs. A Long Slinder Green Snake  is Braded into the Banana Shrub. The Roosters Crow. Pink wraps around the Rim splashing Purple into Cloud and tainting the fog with Purple Haze. Some of the landing Cattle Egrets vanish into the Tall Wiregrass and others flap into the Curtain of Fog. I Knock more Monkey Grass seeds lose as Dewy  Blades paint my shins. A Large Black and Yellow Graden Spider weaves a Lovely Tapestry across the swing chains. The Carolina Wrens Flitter out of the Nest Rejoicing in The day the LORD has Made as the Sun POPS UP over Uncle Doug's Pines.

Owls Rejoice

Green Tree Frogs & Cricket Frogs Sing WORSHIP Songs. Magnolia Pods Plop. A Shooting Star Flares up in the dark. The Crickets strum and Fiddle. Bugs dance around under the porch bulb. Poor-Wills Pray. A soft Summer Breeze caresses around me. Two Glow Worms inch through the Grass. Saw Whet Owls Rejoice "HOLY HOLY HOLY"! Stars seem so CLOSE this Morning; I stretch to Touch one and Feel the Hand of GOD.  

Deer Dash Out

Cicadas Low Long Whine is Music to the LORD! Mourning Doves in the Dogwood tree & Ground Doves under the Palms Chant Noon Day Prayers. Fowler's Toads & Southern Toads in the Low Wet Areas Sing of Love. Deer dash out of the Woods Fleaing South as a Crop dusting Plane, spraying Rushie's Back 100 Acres, banks & ascends over the Woods cutting 'round & diving Down. Orange Meadow-Hawks and Saddlebag Dragonflies zig and zag over the Crepe Myrtle. Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds make another Round on the Crepe Myrtle Blooms. Empty Magnolia Seed Pods PLOP in the Dirt. Bumble Bees Crawl on the Magnolias. Pine wablers Cherp & Chatter Grace Having Pine Nuts for Lunch. Monkey Grass Whitens and the Seeds fall as a Soft Breeze Kisses the Blades. Pine Burn off lingers stinging my eyes & pushing on my Chest, but Smells Good. A Hairy Woodpecker taps on the Walnut Tree.  Pale Blue Butter Flies Frolic over the Pink cammie Bush. A Woodstar tends to the Tall red Canaan Lilies now in the Shade. In the South Fluffy Puffy White Cloud Tops TOWER from Gray Cloud Bases. A Sleek Fast Black Racer slithers across the Grass. Red Tail Hawk Couple Soar Gliding High with the Wind in FATHER GOD's big Blue Eye.