It's a Boy!

I've been raising 2 black swallowtail caterpillars on a diet of queen anne's lace. The first one crawled out of his chrysalis this morning. He's a beautiful male adult black swallowtail!

Waxing and Waning

dropping down into
waning colors of sunset
waxing crescent moon

The Shadow's Crow

the crow followed his shadow everywhere
and when his shadow disappeared
the crow sat down and rested