It's salamander season again.
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Ambystomid salamanders when they see a vernal pool: yeah okay I’ll roll those dice
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IT HAPPENED YALLL! First big night this year
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I found this vernal pool while out hiking in a new area today, and it’s probably the best thing I’ve seen in a very long time. First and foremost, it was way more vibrant IRL than the picture- it’s blue?? I would like to clarify that I don’t live anywhere tropical, just the pacific northwest. Usually ponds and bogs are brown or black in color, and too murky to see the bottom. This however, was much different. Definitely going to use this for my story ideas! This area was my favorite 🥹
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Breathed in the wet sidewalk smell
Stepped on a poofy clump of new grass
Sat on an old stump studded with tree fungus
Watched a pigeon spin on a chimney cap
Ran for the bus
Walked for a long time
Tested the fuzziness of a pussywillow bud
Studied a cloud
And smiled
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Drying pond
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a local vernal pond, Oct 8th 2023
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My Reawaking
In any given year,
I've said good-bye
to you,
my dear vernal pool
in late May
or early June.
But this year
of Twenty-twenty-three
has been like no other
as you've retained water
beyond your ephemeral season.
When upon July 14
I peered into
your shallow depth,
I was greeted
with frog legs
growing upon tadpole bodies,
a sight not witnessed
in your waters
ever before.
In years past
miniature…
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Vernal Pools 5/29/2022
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Some cool places I saw on my hike earlier today
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