tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post190837493922621532..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: September Midnight by Sara TeasdaleDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-37996946486855591152022-09-26T14:08:27.864-05:002022-09-26T14:08:27.864-05:00The mosquitoes have been really bad in my backyard...The mosquitoes have been really bad in my backyard recently. I like to sit out there late in the evening and they would devour me were it not for insect repellent.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-31848400515059072202022-09-26T13:35:35.280-05:002022-09-26T13:35:35.280-05:00I think you are right. The birds are quiet here bu...I think you are right. The birds are quiet here but the insects are incessant. We were shocked to see swarms of mosquitoes today when we did our butterfly monitoring. Fortunately, the butterfly numbers were up (from 9 two weeks ago to 37 today) as well.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24395304399426607852022-09-25T16:15:31.938-05:002022-09-25T16:15:31.938-05:00I find that her Nature poems are invariably on tar...I find that her Nature poems are invariably on target.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-39746132664514900932022-09-25T15:21:39.766-05:002022-09-25T15:21:39.766-05:00What beautiful imagery. She nailed it!What beautiful imagery. She nailed it!Alanahttps://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-74113808766078033832022-09-25T11:59:45.434-05:002022-09-25T11:59:45.434-05:00It is a very restful sound, better than a lullaby,...It is a very restful sound, better than a lullaby,Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-54393881417837902742022-09-25T11:40:10.977-05:002022-09-25T11:40:10.977-05:00Another good one from Teasdale! I love listening t...Another good one from Teasdale! I love listening to the sound of crickets outside my window at night this time of year. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-42012798388222783772022-09-25T09:04:10.605-05:002022-09-25T09:04:10.605-05:00At least in those places that have a true winter. ...At least in those places that have a true winter. No "snow - hushed and heavy" for us here on the Gulf Coast.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-81852709838670391572022-09-25T04:21:57.277-05:002022-09-25T04:21:57.277-05:00And "soon will the winter be on us, snow- hus...And "soon will the winter be on us, snow- hushed and heavy."David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com