Birdbath

birdbath

(5/7/00)

_________First Place__________a sparrow sips...        the moon trembles                 in the birdbath  m.cross   

 ________Second Place________birdbath large enough to hold the moon  gary steinberg

 _________Third Place________    hot afternoon ~ a dragonfly hovers over the birdbath  Edward

_________Below Third Place________

January thaw - the cracks reappear in the birdbath  Yu Chang

Easter evening - a single green egg in the birdbath  Mark Brooks

cathedral garden cardinals in the birdbath scatter drops of light  Peggy Lyles

parting clouds~ midnight's storm held in the birdbath  Suzanne McIntire

spring sun-- an empty birdbath filled with the crow's shadow  christy

loud chirping a boy's sailboat in the birdbath  Cindy Tebo

dry birdbath doves splashing in  nearby puddle  Sue Torres

dust-filled our footprints become birdbaths  hilary tann

small ripples in water filled birdbath a cat tongue  emile molhuysen

summer sun- bees surround the birdbath  Darrell

Birdbath - the cat crouches nearby  Lucian Penfield

Sunday afternoon- popsicle stick boats  in grandma's birdbath  DeVar

noon blue birdbath half full  odd g

May Day a blue marble in the birdbath  timothy russell

somber day of clouds leaf boats drift in a circle inside the birdbath  Carol Raisfeld

Saint Francis birdbath the peace broken by cardinals quarreling   R. Marie Stutts

first splash in the birdbath ~snowmelt  rjscott

after the rain - the birdbath full of sunlight  Alison Williams

summer rain- sparrow sings happily under the birdbath  Lesley

spring cleaning -- rain washes the birdbath  Betty

April showers - the antique birdbath open for businessCharles Trumbull

pope tomato cans swish from a trellis - backyard birdbathcopyright 4/27/2000 by Wendy C. Bialek

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