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.