Nature

Anguish

She had stepped through the thin-draping spider webs and kept brushing them off, mindful to be careful of any baby spiders.

But the last swipe produced an accidentally-crumpled, moist body-squished sensation as it dropped from off of her mid-lower fingers from back of her leg where she couldn’t see it – and she couldn’t reconcile the injuring.”

Nature

One Each Way

“At least one chubby rat and thick middlin’ snake live in our happily overgrown front garden zones currently.

During several times that I’ve watered, a sizeable, fuzzy-brown blur has been flushed out to duck into new hiding.

And today, similarity happened by my briefly-glimpsed noticing of the third end of a plump snake tail quickly disappearing as it had passed across behind me on the shaded pathway!

I am pretty happy about this becauss it means our little garden area is a mini ecosystem.”

Nature

Weeds

“My herb containers had been overrun and yet, the tangles were so thick that I would  not be able to remove them without harming potential regrowth of the plants desired.

However, as their initial overgrowth cycle dwindles, my herbs are regrowing and taking over again – having been sheltered and nourished potentially by the ‘weed’ rhizomes!”

Nature

Mini Rabbit

U-turn at freeway junction
To help a lady removing

From edge-center lane
Where previous car hit

‘Is it still alive – any hope?”
“I’m not sure” / “Show me”

Scrambling to catch, I fall
Reminded limbs don’t work

She helps me up and we
Put it in a bag for transport

But the vet isn’t licensed and
Wildlife support doesn’t call

Needed pain killers and
Help to stop blood’s flow

Gently placing it in a container
In blanket with grass and water

With aded B-viamins for shock
I encourage, “It’s your choice”

Returning later eve to dull eyes
Grieving that its soul passed on

But at least it was protected
In its final hours with honor