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NanLeah

@poetryofnature

Pacific Northwest Nature poet, photographer, backyard naturalist & cat lover sharing mindful, poetic moments of beauty along Washington’s Olympic Peninsula & "Catscadia". All photos & vids © NanLeah. #PoetryofNature #AidenandDrew #CowCat #senryu #Haiku

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I admire his diligence!😁

07.03.2026 05:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Steller’s jay perched on a Douglas fir branch. The bird is lit from the left, making its feathers more powdery blue than sky blue. The jay's shoulders, neck, head, crest, and beak are ebony. Two neon blue racing stripes are barely visible between its eyes going up its crest. There is a sprinkling of white feathers beneath this jay's beak. The background of this photo is a Douglas fir bark.

A Steller’s jay perched on a Douglas fir branch. The bird is lit from the left, making its feathers more powdery blue than sky blue. The jay's shoulders, neck, head, crest, and beak are ebony. Two neon blue racing stripes are barely visible between its eyes going up its crest. There is a sprinkling of white feathers beneath this jay's beak. The background of this photo is a Douglas fir bark.

Ambassador Jay reports:
Peanut negotiations successful.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#PeanutDiplomacy
#PacificNorthwest
#BackyardBirding
#PoetryOfNature
#StellersJay
#Thursjay 
#FlyDay

07.03.2026 03:47 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🙏😔🕊️

07.03.2026 00:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have been loving that song so much recently! It feels perfect to belt out as needed.💜

07.03.2026 00:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love that trail of sun on the snow. Such a beautiful gold!😊💜

07.03.2026 00:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

😲🌳✨

07.03.2026 00:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Been wishing that myself!

07.03.2026 00:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love this, Gina! 🙏😊🐌

07.03.2026 00:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🙏😊💯

07.03.2026 00:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Gina! I love this little one's stance and attitude!🙏😊🐦

07.03.2026 00:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A bright blue Steller's jay lit by sunlight, stands on the ground, looking directly at the viewer. The top of its shoulders, its neck, head beak, and crest ebony. Its legs look like two black toothpicks. The jay has two fluorescent blue racing stripes above its beak.

A bright blue Steller's jay lit by sunlight, stands on the ground, looking directly at the viewer. The top of its shoulders, its neck, head beak, and crest ebony. Its legs look like two black toothpicks. The jay has two fluorescent blue racing stripes above its beak.

Tiny nut, colossal ego.

#PeanutDiplomacy
#PoetryOfNature
#BirdsOfBlueSky
#StellersJay
#Thursjay
#FlyDay

06.03.2026 03:50 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

gloss over truth
shellac airwaves with headlines
varnish reality

#haikufeels
#Senryu
#prompt
#gloss

06.03.2026 03:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

😊😁😂

05.03.2026 16:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When I was nine years old, I climbed an aluminum light post in the neighborhood and went all the way out across the arm to the light to catch a luna moth. I came down one-handed with the moth in my hand, my parents could never figure out how I climbed that metal post. 😁

05.03.2026 04:45 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A sky blue Steller’s jay purchase on a square wooden post. There are black bars on the birds wing and tail feathers. The bird's shoulders, neck, head, beak and crest are ebony. The bird is looking back over its right shoulder at the viewer, its crest is erect. A tiny beam of sunlight bounces off of its right eye. The right side of the bird is lit by sun. The left side turned towards shadow. The background is many tones of evergreen. There is a senryu poem on this photo entitled "Idyll" it reads: "Idle jay / monarch of mischief / royal blue patience".

A sky blue Steller’s jay purchase on a square wooden post. There are black bars on the birds wing and tail feathers. The bird's shoulders, neck, head, beak and crest are ebony. The bird is looking back over its right shoulder at the viewer, its crest is erect. A tiny beam of sunlight bounces off of its right eye. The right side of the bird is lit by sun. The left side turned towards shadow. The background is many tones of evergreen. There is a senryu poem on this photo entitled "Idyll" it reads: "Idle jay / monarch of mischief / royal blue patience".

Idyll
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#PoetryOfNature
#ImageAndVerse
#Poetography
#HaikuFeels
#Senryu
#Prompt
#Idyll
#Idle

05.03.2026 03:38 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Really love this.🙏⏰🌊

05.03.2026 03:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

😊😁😂

05.03.2026 03:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love that thoughts will grow in stillness, though it may be perceived as idle or fallow. 🙏

05.03.2026 03:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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So glad I discovered you, Anne, and #HaikuFeels. Although today's offering has a bit more of a senryu flavor. Lovely to play with you all.

05.03.2026 03:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here are my boys, Drew and Aiden. I look forward to your pet photo. And whatever else is on your mind.
🙏☺️

04.03.2026 05:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Corgis of the fish world!😊😁😂

04.03.2026 05:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love your posts!🙏😊🐸

04.03.2026 04:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Two days ago, a Black-capped Chickadee landed on my palm.

Today, Peanut appreciated my offerings.

Trust speaks many dialects.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#TrustHasDialects
#PoetryOfNature
#BirdsOfBlueSky
#Chickadee
#Sqrlpix

04.03.2026 04:11 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow, Gray! Thank you, I appreciate that you can see that.🙏😊🐦

03.03.2026 18:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Awwww. Thank you, my friend. I appreciate you.🥰

03.03.2026 18:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🕊️☮️🕊️

03.03.2026 18:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What a beautiful and powerful image, Amy!🙏💜

03.03.2026 18:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you, Gray. They're such beautiful characters, I cannot resist! 🙏😊🐦

03.03.2026 05:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you for taking care of the pup, specially on the highway. 🐶💜

03.03.2026 04:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love this!🙏😊

03.03.2026 03:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0