Because you need a squirrel #NaturePhotography #Photography #becauseyouneedasquirrel #squirrel #PoetryOfNature #thelittlethings #NatureVibes

Aiden‘s whispering #WhiskersWednesday blessings for your day and evening. #aidenanddrew #Catscadia #catsofBlueSky #PoetryOfNature

I need a nap #NeedANap #spidernap #PoetryOfNature #thelittlethings #WackyWednesdayArt #NatureVibes

For the last 3 years, a PNW tree frog has taken over the bottom the geraniums pot. A great example of how, when you offer Nature something, you never know how she will bless you in return. I love trying to imagine how the frog accesses the pot because it’s hanging from the eaves! #PoetryOfNature

According to this woolly bear caterpillar, we're going to have a moderate winter. Happy autumn! #winterprediction #woollybear #autumnequinox #PoetryOfNature #Stunday #ImageandVerse #EastCoastKin #Poetography #Poemograph #MicroPoetry

Caturday shenanigans for your day. Nothing like a weekend wrassle to set things right. Blessings from Aiden, Drew and me. #aidenanddrew #cowcat #Catscadia #CatsOfBlueSky #Caturday #PoetryOfNature

For your #FlyDay - a young #mourningdove I love its delicately scalloped feathers. Its tail & wing feathers are still growing out. Its feet have yet to reach their hot pink hue. It was a good summer for mourning doves.🕊️ #BirdsOfBlueSky #PoetryOfNature #birdwatchinggoesbothways #thelittlethings

For your #yellowthu a #yellowfacedbumblebee, Bombus vosnesenskii, dozing peacefully in the pearly everlasting. These bees practice buzz pollination - vibrating flowers to release pollen. Honeybees can’t do that. #PoetryOfNature #thelittlethings #NatureVibes #ColorADay #pearlyeverlasting

For your #RedWed The red breasted nut hatches are gorging on suet, as well as millet in the birdfeeder. It's joy to watch these spunky birds go about their day. I love to listen to them meep meep meep to each other as they forage. #redbreastednuthatch #PoetryOfNature #BirdsOfBlueSky #ColorADay

For your #BlueTue a female blue eyed darner dragonfly. Did you know these dragonflies like to perch vertically on house siding or twigs? This one's settled on deer wire. Most dragonflies prefer to perch horizontally. #blueeyeddarner #dragonfly #ColorADay #PoetryOfNature #thelittlethings

A 1st! A gorgeous pair of western scrub jays. Could be they're a little north of their range from coastal S. WA to Baja CA. They’re members of the corvid family & impress me as very curious, confident birds. #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #birdsofBlueSky #BlueSkyMonday #westernscrubjay

Sparrow blessings for your #Stunday. Today I offer a mini documentary for your enjoyment. May this warm your heart as much as it has mine. #Sparrow #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #birdsofBlueSky #SleepySeptember #Snuggles

Kitty Healing for Your Caturday😊 Hello Poetry of Nature fam. I offer you Drew's pawsome kitty healing and blessings for your Caturday. Enjoy your weekend. #AidenandDrew #cowcat #Catscadia #CatsOfBlueSky #PoetryOfNature

veekveekveek-this #stellersjay perched on a branch above me & began her soft call. She fluttered her wings playfully. I'm grateful for the gift of this jay's presence, & her willingness to communicate with another species. A stellar communion. Pure poetry of nature. #FlyDay #PoetryOfNature

This young #mourningdove just finished preening and he’s supposed to be keeping watch over the neighborhood. Our yard is blessed with molted feathers and scarlet dogwood leaves. The mornings have a crispness I’ve longed for.🍂🍁 #Autumn #birdwatchinggoesbothways #NatureVibes #PoetryOfNature #Dove

Howdy, BlueSky! Drew, his brother Aiden, and I send you #WhiskersWednesday blessings for your day and the remainder of your week. We look forward to seeing you here on Caturday. #AidenandDrew #CowCat #Catscadia #CatsOfBlueSky #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

For #BlueTue I offer you this sunbathing #StellarsJay. It’s cooling itself by fanning its tail & wings, & its beak is open, using gular fluttering for thermoregulation. #ColorADay #PoetryOfNature #birdwatchinggoesbothways #EastCoastKin #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited

Red breasted sapsucker gorges on cherries in the cherry tree in Chimacum. Say that fast three times! I love how the red of this woodpecker's noggin is in conversation with those ripe red cherries. #redbreastedsapsucker #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

For your #Stunday l offer you this magnificent female pileated woodpecker perched in a cherry tree. I love the last golden dapple of #OrangeSun on her shoulders, and how it illuminates the moss. A stunning, magical moment. #pileatedwoodpecker #PoetryOfNature #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ColorADay

In Chimacum, I got my first portrait of a hairy woodpecker at #home in a cherry tree. It's exciting to discover a new bird you've never encountered before. Such beauty. Enjoy. #birdwatchinggoesbothways #Hairywoodpecker #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #ColorADay #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

Do you hear what I hear…? #Autumn #PoetryOfNature #PhotographersOfBlueSky #TheLittleThings #scape #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin

“I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?“ ~ John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Rose

In Chimacum, WA I happened to glimpse this butterfly camouflaged in the brown grass. A tattered, beautiful poem. Enjoy. #butterfly #Chimacum #PoetryONature

It’s been a very busy weekend and this is what I'll be doing shortly. Blessings for your week ahead. #Caturday #AidenandDrew #CowCat #Catscadia #CatsOfBlueSky #whiskersWednesday #PoetryOfNature

Caturday blessings for your weekend and your week ahead. #AidenandDrew #CowCat #Cstscadia #PoetryOfNature #Caturday

Two year-old buck gazes at me from the huckleberry thicket. I was taking photos of the dogwood tree & turned around & there he was 10 ft away. Bucks generally avoid humans. It was a feral, magical moment to share with him. #columbiablacktaildeer #NatureVibes #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PoetryOfNature

Steller's Jay poses in the evergreen huckleberries for me. Sky alights, kisses Earth. #stellersjay #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

At the nursery, I spied a tiny sun ray beamed through a raindrop. #BrothersNurseryBelfairWashington #chasingraindrops #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

Hi Blue Sky. Today I shared a few moments with this curious Columbia Blacktail doe. To be so thoroughly regarded by these beautiful creatures is pure poetry. How was your day? #columbiablacktaildeer #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings #NatureVibes

Hey there. I invite you pause and take a breath. Here, lily pads flirt with reflections. Waves soothe your nervous system. Stay as long as you need. #PoetryOfNature #smArtist #revive #TheLittleThings

Wishing all of you Caturday blessings for your weekend and your week ahead. #caturday #AidenandDrew #cowcat #Catscadia #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings #catsofBlueSky

To my great joy, I discovered my rose bush had 4 new buds. Usually it blooms early in the summer & that's it. It's wonderful to have this royal beauty to look forward to just a while longer. Rose blessings on your day. #rose #poetryofnature #FlowersOnFriday #SensoryArt #Colors #TheLittleThings

A flower crab spider hunting on the orange echinacea. This year, I notice I haven't seen any large flower crab spiders. It tells me a lot about the resources that are not available for them. It's the end of August and for the first time ever I haven’t seen one skipper. #PoetryOfNature 

Last year on this day, the mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus, returned home with their brood of nine. They disappeared after the snow fell, & I have not seen nor heard them since. Still, I hope. I'm glad I have moments like these to enjoy. Who’re you missing in your neck of the woods? #PoetryOfNature

Your Daily Damselfly This delightful damselfly rests on the bracken fern. Proof that do fairies exist. #AnimalArtTuesday #damselfly #odonata #AbstractAugust #Animals #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

Your Daily Damselfly I delight in seeing these little characters browse the yard. They provide excellent pest control. #damselfly #odonata #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PoetryOfNature #MacroMonday

For your #Stunday  A pair of mourning doves nestle in the dusty, gold grass. Late summer bows to autumn. #Mourningdove #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings #BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

Aiden A den where I nestle my heart. Blessings and blissings your #Caturday. #AidenandDrew #Catscadia #CatsOfBlueSky #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

If I were a bumblebee I would live to be rocked to sleep in the pearly everlasting #PoetryOfNature #bumblebee #flowerscape #BloomScrolling #photographersofBlueSky #bombusoccidentalis #FlowersOnFriday #TheLittleThings

A butterfly break for you. Gorgeous little gray butterfly enjoying the tansy ragweed. I love its fuzzy outline & its black & white checkered antennae. I think it might be in the Celastrina - azure butterfly family. If anyone has thoughts on ID, please let me know. #Butterfly #PoetryOfNature

#bandtailedpigeon, #patagioenastasciata, poses in a Douglas fir. They’re one of my favorite summer characters. They arrive mid March & stay until October. They migrate to SoCal, where they overwinter in the Baja area. #Birdwatching #PoetryOfNature #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Mama and Saucy stop by for a sip and an itch. It is the season of fawns melting spots. If you look closely, you can see the dark commas of Saucy's first antlers beginning to emerge. #columbiablacktaildeer #fawn #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

Caturday blessings on your day and your weekend. You'd never know Drew just had 18 teeth extracted on Tuesday. He's only 21 months old. We're deeply relieved and grateful he's feeling so much better. #Caturday #Catscadia #CowCat #PoetryOfNature #AidenandDrew

Looking out over the yard, I noticed the silhouette of this Queen Anne's lace was a bit different than the others. A flower crab spider, Misumena vatia, hunting in the late afternoon light. It's the little things in life. #MacrophotoFriday #FlowerScape #TheLittleThings #PoetryOfNature

Whut? #AidensndDrew #CatsBlueSky #Catscadia #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

If Nature has taught me anything, it's build it & they will come. So we built this birdbath. It has been an endless source of sustenance and delight ever since, as evidenced by this young Stellar's Jay enjoying its bath. #WackyWednesdayArt #SensoryArt #Emotion #Joy #stellersjay #PoetryOfNature

This little northern alligator lizard was completely adhered to a sticky trap. So we got the olive oil out and slowly, and very carefully released her from the trap. Then I set her free next to the lake. It was a happy ending & a good day. #NorthernAlligatorLizard #PoetryOfNature #TheLittleThings

If I were a bumblebee, I would love to be rocked to sleep in the Pearly Everlasting. #Bumblebee #PoetryOfNature #BeesOfBlueSky #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin

#curl for your #Stunday #AbstractAugust #PoetryOfNature #MacroPhotography #PhotographerOfBlueSky #Photography #DouglasMaple

A pair of Eastern gray squirrels snooze on the birdhouse. #EasternGraySquirrel #PoetryOfNature