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I keep thinking, “I‘m going to have to figure out a way to explain myself!” because all of my most trusted Litsy friends told me I‘d love this and…I‘m finding it a bit of a slog. I don‘t know what the deal is, pals!

I need to return it because it‘s way overdue. Will put it on hold and try it anew when it returns to me. It‘s entirely possible that I‘m just burnt out with work and unable to lend it my quiet focus.

*Gorgeous* cover art.

My mom bought this for my oldest, so I read it before he took it. He‘s going back to RI soon for his senior year. He‘s studying Wildlife Biology & Conservation. He‘s become obsessed with birds. He‘s getting his applications ready for grad school. He wants to focus on birds (ducks or songbirds, still deciding, now that he‘s been reading about the research being done at different universities he‘s having a harder time narrowing it down). I learned

Crepe myrtles in bloom,
swaying in the summer breeze,
coloring our world. 🩷

I love crepe myrtles, they are everywhere in Florida. I always think of my Grandma whenever I see them. 🩷

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature

Happened upon a literary festival in Lewisburg, WV. The board was completely covered the day before this. I was able to write a selection in the second slot (tagged).
Love this!

Here‘s my review for this book I just finished reading. This was the April book for the #naturalitsy buddy read. I‘m 3 months behind on the buddy read because I haven‘t read the May, June, July books but I‘ve now read the April book. This book was short which is great for me. I don‘t think I‘ll get around to reading the August book because it‘s taking me a long time to read these books for the buddy read.

A faint smear of rosy brightness hangs out in the west- a September haar, sea mist reflecting the sunrise.
#FirstlineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

#2025Book29

I‘ve read the first 3 books on the list but now, I‘m 4 months behind on the #naturalitsy buddy read. I haven‘t had time to read the Apr, May,June,July books. The Land Of Little Rain wouldn‘t take me that long to read. The audiobook for that book is only 3 hours. Will I catch up? I hope so.

It is worth monitoring the chain of animal reactions when moving across remote areas. Some animals are notoriously fast at reacting and the slightly slower animals use them as a cue--mammals such as deer and rabbits will take flight shortly after birds have taken to the air.