This morning, a heavy gray pallor hems the edge of the sky to the woods. I hear no birdsong, no mourning dove calls, no chattering squirrels—only silence. The scent of autumn tickles my nose as the aroma of dew-clad grass greets me. A delicate breeze stirs the leaves, gray green with age; they rasp together singing a dirge at summer’s end.
new coolness spider webs spun in grass the moon's needlework © Colleen M. Chesebro
Absolutely lovely 💜
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Thanks, Willow. The only place I’ve seen those spider webs woven in the grass is here in Michigan. It’s definitely an autumn thing.
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Yes we have a lot of them and early morning mist too 💜
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Love it!
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Brilliant! 🧚
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Thanks, Ruth. Those spider webs are so pretty in the morning dew. I’ll try to get a photo.
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They are! None here yet! In England when the temps got to freezing just awesome!!
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I never saw them there. I worked most of the time in those days.
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How marvelous that you take us on a journey without us having to leave our homes! xoxo
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What a compliment! Thank you, Sis. ❤️
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Your haibun paints such a vivid sensory picture.
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Thank you. Those webs in the grass are so eye catching!
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You’re welcome!
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Beautifully evoked Sis ❤
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Thank you. We’re stuck betwixt the seasons. It’s magical.
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That was a wonderful haibun, Colleen… I love mornings like those…
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Thank you. It was almost magical. We’re stuck between seasons right now.
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Can’t wait until nature makes up her mind which way to go, Colleen…
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It’s stuck betwixt, isn’t it? LOL!
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I love spiderwebs, and the way they appear in the morning sun. Lovely. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. Those webs grab my attention. I saw a pine tree covered in webs the other day. Really lovely.
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Magic!
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“the moon’s needlework” So beautiful this gave me little chills, Colleen. I LOVE that!
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Yesterday the moon hung in the morning sky until around 10:00 am. It must be the humidity in the air that highlights the webs. The dewpoint has been in the high fifties. 💜
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