Early Morning in Fox Crossing

 Early Morning in Fox Crossing

Sunlight filters through the trees, sparkles in last night’s raindrops on the leaves.

The bleeding heart ornamental on the shepherd’s hook drips in the light breeze.

An opossum hastens across the lawn near the backwoods.

Our resident mallard splashes in the pond.

A deer grazes on the lawn.

All manner of birds flock to the feeder.

Squirrels chase each other, and rabbits, likewise, act like squirrels.

A hummingbird hovers at the sugar feeder.

Small, newly hatched blackbirds follow their mother, their open beaks begging food.

All this in our backyard wildlife refuge, while, in the front, it’s the city.