Category Archives: Anza-Borrego Desert
Ruby Tuesday Too: Cactus Blossom
Beavertail cactus blossom during the super bloom of 2017, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California. Another super bloom is expected this spring because of abundant winter rainfall.
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Rainfall
Winter rains leave patches of green in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
a little rainfall
and the wilderness turns green—
winter afternoon
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Tatters
Shadows dance over an abandoned, tattered shirt in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
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Macro Monday 2: Dried Mud
Mud dries and curls in the heat that comes too soon after rain, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
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Desert Abundance
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
In a desert place
a twisted, broken willow
murmurs to the stars.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
The desert’s abundance may not be in fruit,
But rather in clouds or in owls that can hoot,
Or maybe in rattlers that slither and slide,
Or in the great thermals on which the hawks glide.
The stones are abundant, and so is the sand
Wherever you look in a dry, barren land.
It’s not as though nothing filled up the spaces
In the world’s wild and desolate places!
Poem © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Crow
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
Autumn afternoon—
on the mountain’s shadow side
a mocking crow hides.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: No Geese in the Sky
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
There aren’t any geese in the sky,
There’s only a cloud flying by—
A beautiful day
To work or to play
Or maybe to get some shuteye!
Limerick and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Blue Monday: Wild and Lonely Place
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
In a wild and lonely place
Hikers may come face to face
With beasts hungry, gaunt, and weak—
At that point it’s best to shriek!
Poem and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Macro Monday 2: Seedpods
Burst and dried seedpods of an agave plant, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
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Mist
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
Mist on the mountain—
a blackbird seeking its nest
starts to go astray.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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