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Sarajevo Roses

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outside the tunnel museum
there are a few more than a pair 
i wonder if grandma kolar tends them still
as she did the souls through that conduit
with water and thorny resolve
A close-up photograph of a single, vibrant red rose in full bloom, surrounded by green leaves. The image's natural beauty stands in stark contrast to the historical tragedy and somber setting of the post.

A photograph of a circular mural of red paint splatters, forming a rose-like shape on a gray concrete ground outside the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum. The red of the 'rose' is a poignant symbol, reflecting the historical pain and hope of escapees during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Tide Pool #3: Yellow Menace?

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A top-down, close-up photograph of a bright yellow marine growth, with frond-like formations, in a low tide pool on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia. The organism's alien-like appearance is highlighted in the post's title, 'Yellow Menace?', which humorously explores the theme of xenophobia and prejudice.

Tide Pool #2: Life on Mars?

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A top-down, macro photograph of a rocky tide pool on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia, focusing on a weathered, iron-rich sandstone rock with a rugged, reddish-brown surface. The image's color and texture, which evoke the landscape of Mars, directly reflect the post's title, 'Life on Mars?', continuing the theme of alien-like discoveries on the coastline.

Tide Pool #1

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while watching for weedy sea dragons
where reefy sea grass ought to flow
instead this one peeks
in proof of alien life?
A macro photograph of algae fronds almost like a living crab-like organism, resting on a wet, rocky surface in a tide pool on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia

Botswana Beauties: Light Fantastic

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black-winged stilts i’ve read 
are known to be
collaborative home-makers
and gregarious waders 
at the borehole we see them
daddy and mummy long legs
skipping skating skitters 
tilted silted trippers
A high-contrast photograph of silhouetted black-winged stilts in flight and wading through light-speckled water in Botswana.

Botswana Beauties: Dynamic Duos

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A vertical photograph of two vervet monkeys, one climbing on top of the other, on a tree trunk.

A close-up photograph of two Red-billed Hornbills perched side-by-side on a bare tree branch against a pale blue sky.

A striking, silhouetted photograph of two Yellow-billed Hornbills perched side-by-side on a dead tree branch against a dusky, cloudy sky. T

A photograph of two Wattled Cranes, a large, elegant bird species native to the wetlands of Botswana. The two cranes are walking side-by-side in a vast, open field of dry grass,

Botswana Beauties: Baby

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too young yet to savage his own feed
before puberty promotes him to 
that other list of african fives
with the vulture the warthog 
the gnu and the marabou
perhaps it's not a face
that only a mother would love
A photograph of a young hyena pup partially obscured by tall, dry grass in Botswana. The pup is looking directly at the camera with a cautious yet curious expression. The image challenges the common perception of hyenas as ugly, visually representing the post's title, 'Botswana Beauties: Baby'.

Botswana Beauties: Gwyneth

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red-billed oxpeckers love their
gwyneths long-legged and graceful
she gets the daily exfoliation at five
they get some nesting overnight
but not before she slides in
a sundowner at the corner watering hole

A beautiful photograph of a tall giraffe standing gracefully in a sunlit field in Botswana. A small oxpecker is perched on its neck, a detail that visually represents the theme of 'daily exfoliation' mentioned in the post. The symbiotic relationship between giraffes and oxpeckers is a classic example of mutualism. Oxpeckers, small birds, feed on ticks and parasites found on the giraffe's skin, providing the giraffe with pest control. In return, the oxpeckers get a readily available food source. This relationship benefits both species.

A humorous and intimate photograph of a giraffe with its front legs splayed and neck bent low to drink from a waterhole. The giraffe's reflection is perfectly captured in the water, creating a symmetrical image that contrasts its usual graceful posture with a moment of comical awkwardness.

Bhutan Series: Karma/Paro

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A photograph of a multi-story Bhutanese temple built into the side of a steep, wooded cliff in Paro, Bhutan.

 

Karma is deprived the driver’s seat
when the engine stalls in the morning chill
we take a substitute car to faux Eagles Nest
where we must wait too long for a meal
he’s glimpsed only once more that day roadside
at cordyceps store where we do get a good deal

Bhutan Series: Ugyen/Gangtey

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Ugyen brings the blessings
in the monastery 
where a couple of hundred
bucks buys lunch for each monk 
I make a faux pas serving meat
to the proto vegetarian

Ugyen brings the blessings
in the morning
we wear travel braids 
for three days fortune
just past the pass we toss old apples
to a lucky langur family

A photograph of three young Buddhist novices in red robes, sitting on a wooden floor and eating from metal bowls inside Gangtey Gonpa monastery in Bhutan.