James Brush (jdbrush)

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jdbrush
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jdbrush
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James Brush
Location
Austin
URL
http://gnarledoak.tumblr.com/
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writer, teacher, birder, blogger, lover of words and nature

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  1. These slow storms ease sun memories toward myth.

    about 5 days ago from web at Austin, Texas, US
  2. Raindrops plomp— erratic patterns, broken beats.

    about 5 days ago from web at Austin, Texas, US
  3. Rivulets— rain water flowing toward grass.

    about 5 days ago from web at Austin, Texas, US
  4. Next month when they've gone, I'll try not to miss the ducks now circling the pond.

    about 7 days ago from web at Austin, Texas, US
  5. Driving to work: headlights carving fog, Coltrane's "Psalm."

    about 8 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  6. Shivering, I watch the gadwalls dabble in the cold, wind-rippling pond.

    about 9 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  7. A highway overpass— the city becomes geometry resisting the fog.

    about 13 days ago from web
  8. A flock of robins leads me along the fenceline to cedar waxwings.

    about 14 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  9. Two greyhounds pull uphill toward the dog star.

    about 17 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  10. A loggerhead shrike perched in the parking lot tree chirps at arriving cars.

    about 18 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  11. Two white-tailed deer capture my dogs' attention-- giant squirrels.

    about 19 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  12. A wren's whistling song fills the space between the oaks just before sunrise.

    about 20 days ago from web
  13. A wary roadrunner pauses to watch the hikers walk on down the trail.

    about 21 days ago from iDent iPhone App
  14. @stoney @morningporch Thanks.

    about a month ago from web in context
  15. @stoney The wild is mainly due to caves and streams that had to be left intact when they built the neighborhood. Austin is cool that way.

    about a month ago from web in context
  16. I'm wearing brown shoes; otherwise, today's walk is just like yesterday's. A pair of vultures spirals loops beyond the powerlines.

    about a month ago from iDent iPhone App
  17. @stoney glad you're enjoying it. Making it was an interesting and fun exercise for me.

    about a month ago from web in context
  18. Safe on the fence, the possum watches the dogs practice high jumps.

    about a month ago from iDent iPhone App
  19. On cold nights my gentle greyhounds walk like wolves.

    about a month ago from iDent iPhone App in context
  20. The birdfeeder sways back-and-forth. In the shadows, a possum's eyes reflect moonlight.

    about a month ago from web
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