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The Owl (on vacation)

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I sit in trees and write poetry*. I post some of it here, along with photography, music, art, and wonders of the night sky. All photos are mine, unless otherwise credited. *Currently on another road trip, so there may be less poetry for a while.

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The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· 29d

High above the Rose City I bask in summer gardens Drenched in sunshine and roses #7SyllableSentence #drench #Portland #roses

Portland's International Rose Test Garden

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 13

The highlight of my day—seeing my favorite movie again in 70mm in my favorite theatre with one of my dearest friends. ✨ #2001ASpaceOdyssey #70mm #HollywoodTheatre #PDX #Portland #SciFi⁠

Me sitting in the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR and holding my souvenir ticket to 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 12

I’ve galloped off to the coast. #7syllablesentence #gallop #cannonbeach #oregon #pnw

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 10

I’m having fun with these prompts. 😁 #JumbledJuly #Poem #Poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 9

This is my #HappyPlace. #PoetsOfDoom #Haibun #Poem #Poetry #Writing #PoetryCommunity @jenthorne.bsky.social

My metal detector sweeps back and forth through the rising coastal fog, its steady rhythm slowing my breath. I haven't found much-just a couple of bottle caps and a crusty dime. I look up and pause. My feet sink into the cool, wet sand. The world has disappeared.

Seeking treasure
Along the coastline
It finds me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 8

What is going on here? No one really knows. Here's a rather silly one about a few odd toes. #JumbledJuly #poem @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

What the

What the hell is going on,
Does anybody know?
I couldn't really concentrate,
Was staring at my toe.
It leans a little crooked—
Hmm, what's up with that?
And compared to all the others,
It's kind of plump and fat.
What was that you're saying?
I should be looking close?
What am I supposed to see?
That zit upon your nose?
What are you referring to?
And why is there a rat?
And why is there a mummy of
A saber-toothed big cat?
Kitty has a weird toe too-
It looks like one too many.
That cat should really have a name;
I think I'll call him Lenny.
What? I didn't raise my hand...
Oh crap, don't call on me.
Are you asking for my thoughts
On cat biology?
You know you have a weird toe too,
It's bulging out your shoe.
Ding-a-ling, I'm out the door...
Wait, when's the homework due?

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 4

The #7SyllableSentence prompt for July 4 is #spark. #Spark off the celebration. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoets

#7syllablesentence writing prompts for June 28 through July 4.

June 28 - Drive
June 29 - Trail
June 30 - Storm
July 1 - Secret
July 2 - Lost
July 3 - Smoke
July 4 - Spark

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jul 3

Here’s my #villanelle for this week’s #PoetsOfDoom, inspired by the wildfires I encountered on my road trip. #relief #poem #poetry #writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

Rain at Last

Ash is heavy on the breeze
The skies are swelling black
Rain at last falls through the trees

Summer fires, a new disease
A rash in fierce attack
Ash is heavy on the breeze

A mountain brought down to its knees
Fire on its back
Rain at last falls through the trees

A cool relief to soothe and please
The fever starts to slack
Ash is heavy on the breeze

Silver drops heal by degrees
The charred and blistered wrack
Rain at last falls through the trees

A wash of blue to bring some ease
Green will heal the lack
Ash is heavy on the breeze
Rain at last falls through the trees

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 30

A giant amid giants. #ThickTrunkTuesday #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #Scape #BryceCanyon #NationalParks #Utah

Me looking up at a massive evergreen tree trunk nestled between towering orange hoodoo rock formations deep inside a narrow section at Bryce Canyon. A blue cloudy sky is overhead.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 28

View through the hoodoos. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Photography #BryceCanyon #Utah #PhotographersOfBluesky

A vertical photo looking straight up from the bottom of a narrow canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park. Towering, vibrant orange rock hoodoos and canyon walls frame a bright blue sky filled with puffy white clouds. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 27

This golden-mantled ground squirrel was my adorable little hiking buddy. He had no fear of me, and followed me for quite some time. #Photography #SquirrelSaturday #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Squirrel #NaturePhotography

A golden-mantled ground squirrel stands on its hind legs right next to me on a reddish colored boulder and stares curiously into the camera, looking as cute as possible.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 26

Bryce Canyon National Park. #Photography #ForestFriday #Utah #PhotographersOfBluesky #BryceCanyon #NationalParks #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder

A sweeping high-angle landscape view of Bryce Canyon National Park and beyond, under a bright blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds. In the foreground are sun-drenched orange and white rock hoodoos. A massive, lush, and green pine forest carpets the deep canyon floor. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 26

I went to a sculpture garden and ended up taking more pics of the flowers and bees than the sculptures. #FridayFlowers #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #GardenSky #FlowersOfBluesky #PollinatorWeek #Photography

A lush garden full of a variety of sunlit summer flowers, including pink echinacea flowers, white daisies, and red roses. A honeybee is landing on one of the central pink flowers. The background is softly blurred, showing a rich tapestry of green foliage and smaller pink, red, and yellow blossoms stretching into the distance. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 25

Bryce Canyon National Park. #Photography #Utah #BryceCanyon #PhotographersOfBluesky #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder #Scape #Landscape

A wide, high-angle view looking down into Bryce Canyon, filled with thousands of intricate, towering orange and cream-colored hoodoos and rock spires. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 24

Inside the Utah State Capitol building. #Photography #Utah #Architecture #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder #PhotographersOfBluesky #WallsOnWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday

A symmetrical, wide-angle interior photo looking up at the grand rotunda of the Utah State Capitol building, featuring a towering central dome. In the foreground, a large circular geometric pattern is inlaid on the light marble floor. Beyond it, a wide, elegant marble staircase ascends toward an upper level. The architecture is defined by massive marble pillars, arches, and ornate carved detailing. Directly overhead, a large, intricate circular bronze chandelier hangs from a long chain extending down from the center of the dome. Encircling the base of the golden, sky-painted dome cupola is a continuous band of vibrant historical murals. Below the main dome, arched side galleries feature barrel-vaulted glass skylights, and two additional large paintings depicting early American pioneer scenes are nestled into the stone arches on the left and right sides of the main hall. Photo credit: me

Looking up at the grand rotunda of the Utah State Capitol building, featuring a towering central dome with a circle of windows and a massive chandelier. Encircling the base of the golden, sky-painted dome cupola is a continuous band of vibrant historical murals, with murals underneath as well. Below the main dome, arched side galleries feature barrel-vaulted glass skylights.

Looking up at the grand rotunda of the Utah State Capitol building, featuring a towering central dome with a circle of windows and a massive chandelier. Encircling the base of the golden, sky-painted dome cupola is a continuous band of vibrant historical murals, with murals underneath as well.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 24

The top of the Battalion Monument by sculptor Gilbert Riswold. #Photography #Utah #ArtYear #RockinTuesday #Sculpture

A close-up shot of a stone sculpture depicting a woman looking into the distance, her long hair blending into the rough-hewn rock background against a clear blue sky. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 24

Salt Lake City seen through the wildfire smoke this evening. #Photography #Utah #SaltLakeCity #Scape #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder

Salt Lake City, Utah, seen through a haze of wildfire smoke from the top of Ensign Peak. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 23

Wasatch Mountains glowing pink in the setting sun. #Photography #ColorADay #PinkMon #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder #Mountains #Utah #MountainMonday

The north end of the Wasatch Mountains glowing pink in the setting sun. Blue sky is overhead, and a green field with trees along the edge is in front of the mountains. Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 22

The salty pink waters of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Wading out and floating there was an experience I’ll never forget. #Stunday #Photography #Utah #GreatSaltLake #Scape #PhotographersOfBluesky

The northern end of the Great Salt Lake, with its extra salty pink water. A dark thunderstorm is rolling in over the right side of the lake.

Vibrant pink salty water in the Great Salt Lake, with a thunderstorm in the distance

Vibrant pink salty waters of the north end of the Great Salt Lake, with a storm in the distance.

Pink salty waters of the north end of the Great Salt Lake with a storm in the distance.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 20

Ran into a rattlesnake on the trail. #Photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Curve #WildlifePhotography #Snake #Utah #PhotographersOfBluesky #Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake along a rocky trail in Utah.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 20

Salt Lake Temple #Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #BNW #Utah #PhotographersOfBluesky

Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 19

Snake River #Scape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Idaho #river #PhotographersOfBluesky #PNW

Snake River in Idaho

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 18

A field full of blooming yellow canola flowers. #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #scape #bloomscrolling

A road with fields on either side, under a blue sky full of fluffy clouds. On the left side is a field full of blooming yellow canola flowers.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 18

A field full of blooming yellow canola. #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #scape #bloomscrolling #MinimalistPhotography

Bright yellow field of canola under a blue sky.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 18

My #dansa for this week’s #PoetsOfDoom challenge. #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #writing #writesky @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social

You threw my freedom in the fire
Papers burning bright
Unsigned wishes set alight
Temper rising higher
You threw my freedom in the fire

Ashes cloud my sight
Now I see, I’ll have to fight
Empowered by your pyre
You threw my freedom in the fire

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 18

Forever—the sadly short-lived TV show.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 17

Wisteria on Wednesday. #WindowsOnWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #Photography #WestCoastKin #wisteria #PhotographersOfBluesky #bloomscrolling #flowers #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXyloid

Woody wisteria vines climb up and along a red barn with white trimmed windows. A thick cascade of purple wisteria blossoms bloom along the length of the barn.

Photo credit: me

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 17

Walking among the giants. #ThickTrunkTuesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXyloid #Photography #WestCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky #Forest #PNW

A pic of me standing on a sun-dappled forest trail in the Pacific Northwest with my arms outstretched, dwarfed by towering evergreen trees with thick, moss-covered trunks.

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 14

The stars shine when I cannot. #7syllablesentence #star #micropoetry 📷: Chaz Shand Photography

The Milky Way shining over the southern Oregon coast. Photo credit: Chaz Shand Photography

The Owl (on vacation)@451degrees· Jun 13

A radiant dahlia for #FlowerFriday. #FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #flowers #photography #naturephotography #macro #MacroPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky

A close-up of a vibrant dahlia blossom. The outer petals are a soft peach-pink color, blending into a bright, glowing yellow toward the center. The core is tightly clustered, with deep pink petals just beginning to unfurl. The whole flower is bathed in warm sunlight.

Photo credit: me

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