Wednesday, August 31, 2022

DeKorte August 31, 2022

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Celery Farm August 30, 2022

Monday, August 29, 2022

Celery Farm camaraderie

Lucky for me to find Fred there

Looking through his telescope

Set up on the observation platform 

Spotting the migrant shorebirds


He's talking to a younger person

Who also has a telescope to see

The subtle differences in the distance

Giving an impromptu lesson in identification 


I get to listen and learn from an expert

Picking up on his palpable excitement

Seeing birds not seen there in twenty years

Thanks to the mudflats exposed by the drought


The younger person is effusively happy 

Having just acquired their telescope

Thrilled to see two lifetime species

Absorbing everything Fred imparts


Thanks to being invited to look

Through these excellent optical devices 

I see a sora and a stilt sandpiper

Sharing in the birdwatching camaraderie 


Thanks to the existence of this place

Open space protected from development 

The wildlife have a place of refuge

And people can enjoy a nature preserve 


I would stay longer on the platform 

But the sun will set soon on this day 

So I set off to walk around the lake

Getting in my evening perambulation

 

Mary Patrick Green Acres August 29, 2022

Sunday, August 28, 2022

Hanks Pond West August 28, 2022

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Celery Farm August 27, 2022

Skylands NJBG August 27, 2022

Friday, August 26, 2022

expect a parade

Today's the day to get final clearance

To make your flight back home

For us to get you back again

To have you in our lives in person 


As you meet with the neurosurgeon

The only one in the world to do it

Going where no one dared to go before

To completely remove the tumor


Express my deep appreciation to him

As he's ninety percent sure it's all gone

Giving us reason to anticipate

The possibility of joyful shouting


The surgical repair patches are healing well

And preliminary post op results are promising 

That's as good as it gets for now

The best place to be as you recover 


Expect a parade of visitors

When you are feeling up to it 

Wishing you well hoping you are cured

We who love you so much 

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Celery Farm August 25, 2022

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Cross Estate Garden August 24, 2022

Scherman-Hoffman Audubon August 24, 2022