inclined to gather

two oystercatchers facing east

one curlew facing west

inclined to gather

at the harbour's edge

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Two oystercatchers and one curlew standing on a patch of green grass at the edge of a harbour with three boat masts reflected on the surface of the water.

np: Bana Haffar — Conference of Birds

after the rain, into the weirdness

How easily a world made strange ...

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Jelly ear fungus growing on a dead elder tree with a mottled green trunk.

Scarecrow figure in a white boiler suit standing on a hilly incline surrounded by green growing crops.

np: The Incredible String Band — A very Cellular Song

... but a fractured light

... but a fractured light, sinking on the arc of late afternoon, kindled out to anticipate the approach towards solstice ...

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Late afternoon, a sinking sun flaring orange through grey cloud, reflecting on calm waters of the River Forth below.

np: Locrian — Arc of Extinction