She was a moth Her wings yellow like the unwitting rain boot that crushed her body but softer: dust. Centered in my palm her buttercup breadth fans from the flesh between forefinger and thumb out past the pad beneath pinkie. Wings beat softly erratically from the impact. Beneath fine banana powder, they are transparent skin-glass. She was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nature’
She was a moth
Posted in Poems and the Like, Sporchids, tagged Death, Nature, Soft things on July 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Frog
Posted in Daily Tidbits, tagged Nature on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If anyone has any leads on who the heck put the frog in my room (while I’m in Canada, I might add), let me know. Note: the frog may or may have not been initially placed in my bed. Sources report that said frog emerged late this morning, covered in dust-bunnies and looking less-than-pleased.
Berries
Posted in Daily Tidbits, tagged Food, Nature on June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This morning there was a sign on my apartment complex’s door explaining that the unknown berries I’ve been eating off of a nearby tree for the past three days (and keep meaning to Google to find out if I’m going to die or not) are, in fact, not posionous. It was a good day.
“BEACH CLOSED”
Posted in Bi-fortnightly Blogs, tagged Nature on May 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I have an irrational fear of the local reservoir. An innocuous sign saying “BEACH CLOSED” triggers visions of chopped up body parts in the water, broken glass along the sandy bottom, chemical content of skin-stripping potency, and loch ness monsters. I still go swimming, of course, but my lung capacity is severely diminished by the [...]
Squirrel Sex Fail
Posted in Daily Tidbits, tagged Nature on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
It turns out that falling squirrel semen is visible at up to 20 feet away.
