August 31: Whale
Kristen Lindquist
ocean sunset
whale surfacing
to catch its breath
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August 30: Crickets
Kristen Lindquist
The chirping of crickets, called stridulation, is a result of the insect rubbing the two parts of his wings together. Only males make this music—to attract and woo a female, keep her near after they've mated, and defend her from other males. Interestingly, crickets "hear" each other's chirping through an eardrum-like organ on their front legs.
cooling down
music of the crickets
gets me right here
August 29: Harbor
Kristen Lindquist
end of day
pennants on the masts
blowing landward
August 28: Heat
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heat wave
the young blue jay
finding its voice
August 27: Pulpit Rock
Kristen Lindquist
island Sunday
bell buoys chiming
off Pulpit Rock
August 26: Blackberries
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make of it
what you will
wild blackberry patch
August 25: Island light
Kristen Lindquist
shining
in the day’s last light
lightkeeper’s house
August 24: Moon
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up late
disco ball moon dancing
through the trees
August 23: Light and shadow
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light and shadow
one maple leaf
already turning
August 22: Humid
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another rainy day
pages of my calendar
turning themselves
August 21: Cardinal
Kristen Lindquist
morning coffee
watching the cardinal
bring a seed to his mate