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Missy La Vone
May 16, 20201 min read
The Sound of the Wild
And there they come, with jaws popping, a circle of them running,
suddenly like a cult, descending on the desert brush.


Missy La Vone
Jun 9, 20192 min read
Wildlife in the Rain - Midday at Murfee Spring
I was on the hunt for a yellow-crowned night heron, a stalky bird in the beloved heron family, an active hunter at all hours of the day.


Missy La Vone
Feb 3, 20193 min read
A Raccoon at Murfee Spring
I scanned the wetlands for more turtles and birds and then noticed a small, sleepy face lifted just above the concavity. A raccoon!


Missy La Vone
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Green Herons!
A scraggly head poked up from the nest, and another, until all three mango colored bills were visible. They yawned at the great big sky.


Missy La Vone
Oct 19, 20171 min read
The Creature in the Weeds
She twists her head and stares at me with clouded eyes, then proceeds cautiously onto my skin, each movement meditated.


Missy La Vone
Jul 17, 20171 min read
Abuzz
Soft wings slap my arms and face like miniature kites in the wind; ants bite my belly; but still I prefer this solitary space.


Missy La Vone
Apr 22, 20172 min read
Rain, rain
Middle Tennessee is a verdant wet, a palate of green dripping with spring and sugar.


Missy La Vone
Apr 22, 20173 min read
Origins
I decided to start this blog to ask questions existential and rhetorical, to muse and marvel, and to share adventures into the wild.
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