Sometimes the sun is so bright I can't see to take a photo. I blindly aim and hope for the best. I got a very fine image of a burr oak acorn that way a couple years ago. These images are less polished, but I was drawn to the glimmering silk of the seeds. There are some similarities to dandelions in the seed design, but this was more shrub-like with multiple blooms. (Taken in Austin, 5 June 2012)

(May 9, Austin, Texas)

Sunflowers
bold and yellow
arch toward sky;
the song
of the ice cream man -

Walking home yesterday, I was on a street that crosses Shoal Creek. This is the creek looking south from the street:

This is the creek looking north:

I saw a bird who seemed intent on hunting for food. (It may be a green heron.) I took its picture.

Then I saw motion - a snake crossing the creek! The light was very bright. I took its picture but couldn't really see. Then I saw a snake near the bird.

When I got home and looked at the images on my computer, there was a surprise. Can you find the second snake?

(Returning to photos from Arkansas, May 2012)

It was a first-time stop for me at Beason's Park on the Colorado River near Columbus, Texas. I was grateful to pull off the road after having made an error or two exiting I-10 to access Highway 71 back home to Austin. The day was very warm and quiet;the earth was dry. I could hear the noise of my own footsteps, walking through an afternoon dream.

the night before the wedding
in a small town in Arkansas
a row of photos
by Zack Jennings
lined the wall

and merged
with the preparations
for the celebration