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MIDNIGHT QUEEN (Part 2)
Midnight Queen It was the eve of Halloween when all but the moon went dark and unseen, except for the glow of lanterns lit along the street on Madison Row. When down the walk came Midnight Queen...
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Scruffow’s Turkey Farm: no pardon here
Heritage Turkeys at Springfield Farms in Sparks, Maryland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Scruffow’s Turkey Farm: no pardon here “Hey Strut! Get a look at this.” Sam stood on spindly legs peering inside...
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Scruffow’s Turkey Farm: no pardon here, Part two
English: a male and female domestic turkey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Scruffow’s Turkey Farm: no pardon here Part two “But your group is part of a private flock or operation used to increase Scruffow’s...
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Bobcat
Bobcat I know this funny ole cat too big for small places and fat. “There is no room to move about this tiny space. I need to get out.” perplexed was he so there he sat. _______________ paw...
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Maggie Mae
Maggie Mae Maggie Mae is a mix; a bit of Australian cattle dog, With a bit of Shar Pei and Chow, we think. Her coat is the color of cinnamon and honey, and her tongue is spotted, all black and pink....
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Buddy!
Buddy trying to catch the bubbles my grandson was blowing at him. Buddy is my daughter’s dog. BUDDY! What is brown, funny and fast? Has a wet nose Won’t sit still For a picture, or pose? Buddy! What...
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A Frog Named Slime (Day 29 for the NaPoWriMo poetry challenge)
A Frog Named Slime A frog named Slime covered in grime Jumped in a pond to scrub himself clean, scrubbed so hard he washed off the green “Look at me now! I can’t be seen, looking too clean like a...
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When a dog steals your heart
Our yellow labrador, Titus Maximus, my husband and I on a walk, taken over seven years ago. When a dog steals your heart it becomes that kind of love where a bond of mutual trust is formed from the...
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Legend of the black stallion
He befriended just one, a boy in danger And placed his trust to the heart of this stranger The perilous journey brought them to shore Survivors of a shipwreck entwined once more The black moved...
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There came…
There came a brave little chipmunk just half the size of a skunk to our picnic in the park from his home in the dark to eat the crumbs by the trunk. He stuffed his mouth and searched around for more...
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A refuge and place called ‘home’ to the abused and neglected
A male African lion. After taking several pictures of him from a distance we were finally rewarded with this close up shot of him walking up to the viewing platform. This mature grizzly kept his eyes...
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Beseeching Visitor
This is a wild Red Fox that hangs around our mountain property. Encroaching our space it came, light-footed, and quiet with a molting, shaggy coat and tail, a length of bushy, brown coarse fur it stood...
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The Father’s Way
When we were walking the trail one day with our dog I spotted these little geese families. We watched them first trot along in the high grass, across our path to the lake with all the babies’ in...
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Hurry! Shoot me, quick!
Winter is coming. He looked my way, his mouth full. “Wait please! One moment.” “Let me get my camera.” A quick shot. Then time to flee. _______________ Joyce E. Johnson (2016) This is my post for...
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Bobcat’s story
Nine years ago, there was this kitten found under a rose-bush, hiding and afraid hungry, abandoned, and all alone. With imploring sad eyes hoping to find a friend, family or home nearby he wandered...
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