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Summer Sounds
Someone’s cutting grass.
The scent of it travels
on the afternoon wind
carrying a hint of coming rain.Cicada sounds
rhythmically rise.
Beat of an outboard motor
bayou riding.In the distance,
children squeal,
a baseball bat
tings the ball.
Cheers!Mr. Mockingbird
tries on different personalities,
a long trill
of tweet-a-tweet tweet.
Then short staccato notes.Take time to listen
to summer’s sound.
Slow down.
Sit around.
Sip some tea,
and just be.–Margaret Simon
June Photo-a-day challenge from Kim Douillard at Thinking through my Lens. #sdawpphotovoices
Day 1: Awkward
I met this squirrel at a neighbor’s house. He was just sitting on the chair eating corn. When I went to take his picture, he turned as if to say, “What cha’ doin?”
Awkward squirrel
Day 2: Beach
I don’t live near a beach. But the bayou is in my backyard, so I switched the B word to bayou.
Enjoying the bright red mandevilla blooms.
Summer brings more boat traffic to the bayou.
Reflections on the Teche 