We do not know what storms tomorrow many bring. So we must get all we can out of toay.
Random Act of Metaphor: A Skimming Bluet in Unpredictable May
May 29th, 2021 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: A Skimming Bluet in Unpredictable May
Tags: fragility · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · resilience · Skimming Bluet
Behold: A Rare Gift of Immaculate Tranquility
May 19th, 2018 2 Comments
Recording for posterity the rare gift of a perfect spring day.
Tags: birdwatching · Canada Warbler · Great-crested Flycatcher · Indigo Bunting · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Ruddy Duck
Random Act of Metaphor: An Embarrassment of Riches in a Wildflower Patch
August 4th, 2017 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: An Embarrassment of Riches in a Wildflower Patch
The rewards of patience and perseverance can be a blessing.
Tags: hairstreaks · Hummingbird Clearwing Moth · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Striped Hairstreak butterfly
Earth Day: If Not Now, Then When?
April 22nd, 2017 Comments Off on Earth Day: If Not Now, Then When?
A reflection on the importance of Earth Day and the dire consequences it calls us to consider.
Tags: clean water · Earth Day · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · mother earth · Nature · pollution
Wind Riders, Water Striders and Sedge Hoppers: Portraits of Nature
September 17th, 2016 2 Comments
A Portraits of Nature post exploring the fascinating adaptations that some insects have made to move about in their natural environment.
Tags: Graceful Sedge Grasshopper · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Phantom Crane Fly · Water Strider
11,000 Secret Lives in the Leaf Litter at Our Feet
July 23rd, 2016 Comments Off on 11,000 Secret Lives in the Leaf Litter at Our Feet
A brief excursion into the bewildering world of moths and the secret lives they carry out as we remain oblivious.
Tags: Canadian Owlet · Engrailed Moth · Gold-spotted Ghost Moth · Hologram moth · Hummingbird Clearwing Moth · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · moths · Nature
Heaven Foretold: An 18 Warbler Fallout Starring the Cape May
May 20th, 2016 Comments Off on Heaven Foretold: An 18 Warbler Fallout Starring the Cape May
Singing the praises of a rare spring migration Warbler fallout with photos of a few of the participants.
Tags: bird migration · Blackburnian Warbler · Blackpoll Warbler · Canada Warbler · Cape May Warbler · fallout · heaven · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · warblers
Diminutive Gifts from Mother Nature for the Curious at Heart
January 9th, 2016 7 Comments
Celebrating the diminutive glories of nature that sustain a lifetime of curiousity.
Tags: Lilypad Clubtail Dragonfly · Michael Robert Dyet · mtaphor · Nature
Random Act of Metaphor: Beauty and the Beast in a Bull Thistle
October 3rd, 2015 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Beauty and the Beast in a Bull Thistle
Finding inspiration in the unexpected unity of innocence and battled-scared experience in a common thistle.
Tags: beauty and the best · Bull Thistle · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · thistle · wildflower
Mating Damselflies and Other Magnitudes of Grace
August 28th, 2015 Comments Off on Mating Damselflies and Other Magnitudes of Grace
A chance glancing ray of sunlight reveals a hidden magnitude of nature’s grace.
Tags: damselflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · winged wonders