Proof Enough
One a full fringed red, the other nearly black, both proof that a flower does not need much of an excuse to be beautiful.
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An Apple a Day
A stack of apples arranged themselves into something more anatomical than the produce aisle usually offers. An apple a day, apparently, in more ways than one.
ReadUnconvinced
A sign near the enclosure insisted the zebras were resting indoors, too worn out by the noise and the stares to come out. The zebras, unconvinced by their own signage, were standing right there.
ReadA Cottage for Later
This kind of roof belongs to a cottage deep in a dark forest, the sort a story might open with. I may still write that one.
ReadWhat Outlasted the Maker
A mosaic wall built by hands long since finished with the work, the kind of craft that outlasts anyone who might ask who made it.
ReadFifteen Feet
I was close enough to this brown bear, maybe fifteen feet, to understand exactly how much respect a six hundred pound animal deserves. Some encounters do the humbling for you.
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