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Tag: insects

now that it’s just my winter

mud dauber nests


Just spotted this at the back of the garage when I put away the car this afternoon. How had I missed it before? Such gorgeous architecture. I’m not entirely sure what I had in mind with the words but they felt right, and sometimes that’s enough.

By Dave Bontain artifacts, built environment, critters, haiga, haiku, indoorsFebruary 19, 202149 WordsLeave a comment

ancestral masks

carpenter ant galleries in a dead oak snag in the forest

the eyes go back
to being shadows

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuNovember 28, 20177 WordsLeave a comment

unsettled sky—

asemic markings on bark
asemic markings on bark
asemic markings on bark
asemic markings on bark
asemic markings on bark

studying the markings
of bark beetle larvae

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuMay 4, 2017November 24, 201711 WordsLeave a comment

spicebush swallowtail

spicebush swallowtail on beebalm

probing the beebalm’s red
forked tongues

By Dave Bontain critters, haiku, meadowAugust 24, 2016December 30, 20166 WordsLeave a comment

the acrid odor

house spider and Asian stinkbug

of a stinkbug’s fear
kitchen spider

By Dave Bontain critters, haiku, indoorsMay 20, 2016December 30, 20166 WordsLeave a comment

big fake stare

spicebush swallowtail caterpillar

the caterpillar is tired
of being a caterpillar

By Dave Bontain built environment, critters, haikuOctober 25, 2014December 30, 20168 Words1 Comment

locust leafminers

black locust foliage riddled by leafminersnow the leaves get more of the sky
than just sunlight

By Dave Bontain haiku, meadowAugust 5, 2012December 28, 201611 Words11 Comments

fallen hornets’ nest

fallen hornets' nestI take a break
from organizing my files

By Dave Bontain artifacts, critters, haikuMarch 12, 2012December 28, 20168 Words1 Comment

old bolete

bolete landscapegnats follow the branching cracks
in its skin

By Dave Bontain forest, haiku, macroAugust 4, 2011December 28, 20168 Words1 Comment

an Asian stinkbug

Asian stinkbug

blunders across a pair
of painted tulips

By Dave Bontain artifacts, critters, haiku, indoorsSeptember 24, 2010December 28, 20167 WordsLeave a comment

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