Tiny hummingbird in the tangle heart tree
Chokes on smoke from a distant fire
Purple haze on Sandia’s gray
Pink snuffed out while beaver plays
Owls fall silent have they taken their leave?
A dove coos atop Mia’s tree
Nighthawk flies erratically
Bat cuts through the air
Hangs thick
Off Center & Not Even 
I love the poem and images together!
Thanks, Cindy. Are you getting smoke from fires? The fires are in Arizona.
The second photo is very nice 🙂
Thanks, Harry.
Oh that’s one lovely poem and the images are no half bad either. In fact they are pretty amazing. Love the heart tree.
Thanks, Shehanne. The smoke colors the air strangely.
I can get that x
Nice photography, Timothy! Purple Haze had me thinking Jimmi Hendrix. I don’t see any smoke fog up here.
Jimi Hendrix is the correct in that purple haze effects our brains.
smokin’ !!! 😂
Beautiful shots of the trees Tim. The Tangle Heart is perfectly outlined in the sky, your poem brings it all together so perfectly. I kind of hope the Owls haven’t taken leave but I guess sooner or later. ..After a two year absence a tiny bird once again nested I’m the eaves of my porch. I’m not sure what kind but I think it’s an American Robin.
Thanks, Holly. We still hear the owls, but we haven’t been out late enough to see them over the past several nights. That’s nice to have a new nest on your porch.
Three years in a row a bird came at the beginning of Fall Lived in the corner of the porch eaves till Spring . Then for two years no one came but now at the beginning of summer there is a new bird. They come in at 7 PM and leave by 7 AM. I can set my watch, it’s so fun to watch.
Nice, clever combo of verse and image.
Thanks, Maj & Sher. I dictated the poem into my phone while I was walking around looking at all the other critters while looking for the owls.
Oh, Tim what joy this is, words and images… paradise. 🙂
Thanks, Marina. Smoky, Smoke on the Water paradise.
…fire in the sky! 😉
Da da da, da da , dada! Da da da, da, da!
😉 🤣
This was absolutely wonderful! The Tangle Heart tree in that light – gorgeous.
Your poem was also a lovely way to bring together all your beautiful pictures.
Thanks, Dale. One of those poems inspired while walking around.
Lovely!
Wow! Amazing and stunning photos of your friends and surroundings, beautiful! BTW, if you guys ever need a pet/house sitter, I want the job!!
Thanks, Tiffany. We are supposed to go to Blegium in August 2021. I may be calling on you.
Very neat post Tim!
Some amazing fab shots. I especially like the Tangle-Heart and the next 3 shots.
Well, all of the shots, really.
Your poem tied it all together quite nicely.
What was on fire?
Thanks, Resa. The fire is Arizona about 500 miles west of us. I could not see the mountains this morning because the smoke is so thick.
Wow! That sounds like it must have been/is a big fire. Is it still burning?
Take care!!!!!
It’s a big fire. Still burning. We are not in danger from the fire. We are just choking on the smoke.
Glad to hear you’re not in danger!
(Spunkie-Poo 💋, whew!)
Hey, I just went through my stash of gifted/old fabrics. I found an armload of white sheer. I’m almost finished the current Art Gown. There’s one on base. Then …. I’d like to do one based on the Cottonwoods when they explode. If they explode this year, when would that be… September?
They should be exploding soon. However, while your tree set on lots of tatanes this year, I haven’t seen a lot of cotton on it yet. I’ll have to look and see what’s happening with the cotton. I keep you updated.
Okay!
If not, maybe you have pics from older years?
I do. I’ll find some for you.
Lovely words and images, Tim. The shot of the beaver is fabulous. Hugs on the wing.
Thanks, Teagan. I got a good beaver video the other day, but I haven’t had time to process it.
Thanks for the crepuscular rays through the smoke from distant fires🙂
You’re welcome, Susan. Thanks for stopping by.
That heart tree gets me every time! And your poem and pictures go hand in hand!
Thanks, Nancy. The Tangle Heart tree is magic.
Beautiful photos and prose, Tim! The bosque amd river inhabitants are always a treat!
Thanks, Lavinia.
Love the tree “heart”!
Thanks, Victoria.
Super images Tim .. I wonder if the owls have departed