I’ve been out and about, enjoying what already feel like the waning days of summer. Here are a few recent small moments captured in photos and poems.
Turtle bathes in lily pad
under summer blues he
kicks his legs a little bit…
instant pond jacuzzi!
©Molly Hogan
a cluster of berries
plumped to picking size
beneath warm summer skies
conceals a big surprise!
©Molly Hogan
one cautious eye
takes in the world
ponders when
or whether
to venture forth
©Molly Hogan
Nix the comfort zone 
Lovely little bites and photos, Molly. Really sweet poems. Yes to keeping it light right now. I love how you capture so much in these short poems!
Janet
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Thanks! It’s a fun challenge to combine a photo and poem and try to capture a moment.
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So sweet, the world around us. You’re good at noticing and capturing.
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It is indeed sweet!
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I’ve a sense of idyllic summer ambling, reading your verse and absorbing the lushness of your photos. How I savor these waning days…
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I’m trying to savor each and every one!
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The turtle seems so relaxed. I love the “instant pond jacuzzi” line. The cautious eye required a closer look for me. It was great how the poem made me pay more attention to the detail in the photo. Your eye is as sharp as his is cautious.
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I wish I’d caught the turtle kicking his hind legs! lol
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That cluster of berries looks so inviting, Molly!
I loved reading your poems and viewing your photos. Enjoy these waning summer days.
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Did you look closely at those berries, Stacey? You and I weren’t the only ones who found them tempting!?!
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I enjoyed looking at the summer through your eyes and words.
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Glad you enjoyed them and thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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More entries for you coffee table book of nature photography with poetry delight.
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🙂 Thanks for the nudge.
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The photos of lily pads and the turtle touched my nature lover’s heart. I like your light-hearted poems for all of your images.
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Thanks! I was definitely trying to go light. 🙂
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