Spring flowers
autumn moon
summer breezes
winter snow:

With mind uncluttered
·  this is  ·
the finest season!

-Wúmén Huìkāi

Caged, uncaged

Hawk (Cooper’s? Sharp-shinned?)  chases a red squirrel under an old potting shed, then inside through a gap in the floor. Forgetting how it got there, or just seeking the closest light, it flutters in panic until the noise attracts someone who can open the door.

I see the sky, but I can't touch it

I see the sky, but I can’t touch it

 

So much nicer out here, with easy access to sky and corn-fed squirrels.

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