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Ozzie Had His Head on Straight

Posted on by Mellow Curmudgeon in birds, flowers, haiga, haiku, humor, photography
David Eppley’s photo of a bald eagle named Ozzie was among the fan favorites in the Weather Channel’s 2016 Photo Contest.  The same excellent photo inspired a haiku that can respond to a CDHK challenge about daffodils.  Really.
(BTW, the [Menu] button atop the vertical black bar reveals the widgets.)

Carpe Diem #1832 Narcissus (Daffodils)

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© David Eppley

Mythornithology
|When we saw himself,
|Narcissus forgot to drink.
|Eagle had more sense.

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Click here to see more images and read interesting facts about flowers in the genus Narcissus (AKA daffodils).

Click here to see more images from the Weather Channel’s 2016 Photo Contest.

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