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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A select few shots of this year’s #lemax #spookytown setup.

Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hunting hawk on the ground The squirrels mocks you As it goes round The trunk of tree With fading leaves To the rock, you perch The squirrel dives under Mocked again Avians 0 - Mammals 1 #poem #poetry #naturewriting

View looking out over a lake. Trees in the distance. No trees in the foreground. Trees in the front would really defeat the whole getting a picture of the lake.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don’t know, but people need to stop trying to air her private actions. Stop invading her privacy. Let her have her war in peace.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Which is a damn shame. I’d love a good clockwork anthology series. Kind of want that Ken Burns style documentary episode they’d eventually have to do.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Do new world fairies Cause mischief Like their brethren in the old Or, are they, like us Hunkering down Against the late autumn heat #poem #poetry #fairies

A few small mushrooms, some barely emerged

Two mushrooms amidst a backdrop of lord litter and small leafy vegetation

Low angle of a lone mushroom with a flat top. Perfect for a fairy to have her yea under.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is Frank. He likes to jump scare me.

Frog under some grass. I call them Frank

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The fairies are setting up their vacation home. #mushrooms

Some mushrooms growing in the grass. No visible fairies. Stay on guard.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I can bench press so many ebooks bro!

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Yes. I’m glad I’m glad you already realized the problem with your joke. After all, Missouri is out there playing the field with 8 other states. She’s too wild to settle down.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Dancing darters Glints of light Shimmer in the sun The dragonflies Have their fun #poem #poetry #naturewriting

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Gentle rain Real manna Echos of gravity On oak and ash Porch sitting weather #poem #poetry #naturewriting

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

How about a compromise? I retire instead.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In the sunny shallows The fish gather Subsurface silhouettes emerge from below A hopeful heron waits nearby #poem #poetry #naturewriting

Calm water dappled with spots of sun. Hazy reflections of the plants and trees. In the distance, an old concrete bridge. As I type this, a duckling is going for a swim with its mother. Soon I must move though, the geese are encroaching. I hope the hummingbird finds some flowers, the aborvitae isn’t going to work. The blue and white herons wait patiently. The duckling says hi to the white one.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Little rabbit munches on the clover Ducklings paddle at the water’s edge Summer slowly comforts With its warm embrace I hope they find their new world Full of wonder and adventure #poem #poetry #naturewriting

Grass field with some trees. A rabbit munches on something in the middle.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I don’t really understand why anybody wants a video podcast. Seems to defeat the purpose. Though, I suspect, YouTube especially, has a vested interest in promoting them to lock people into their ecosystem. I also thought radio plays would make a resurgence, but seems audio books filled that niche.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The one time I decide to not trust the weather app it turns out to be accurate. #nature #rain #lake #video

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Lake Rain

YouTube video by Jahoclave

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The young hawk glides through the air The sparrows take umbrage with it being their The mob descends To defend This patch of earth and air #poem #poetry #naturewriting

Looking out from the bank of the neighborhood lake. The water is mostly still with small occasional ripples. Trees rise from the left and extend out over the water.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Sunrise obscured By the raging storm Two geese stand Vigilant At the waters edge Unfazed by the deluge #poem #poetry #naturewriting

Picture of a concrete bridge over the spot where creek meets lake. The ground has eroded underneath the concrete slab from years of water rushing over the top during the rains. Trees grow on either side. Unrelated to the poem.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I’m not ashamed that my first thought upon seeing it was, “I need to look into that.”

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Far side of the lake On a bench The water barely at a ripple In the soft breeze In the distance The hen guides her two ducklings This lake has not been kind For mother fowl #poem #poetry #naturewriting #duck

View from a firepit out over a small lake. On right, and assortment of trees

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A chill day In late May I bring binoculars So I can clearly see… …much more detailed leaves… Where are you Eastern Wood Pewee? #poem #poetry #naturewriting

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

As a very good person, I can tell you that the universe’s karma system is completely broken. Besides, who can afford bleach at these prices?

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Carolina Wren At midnight your call Harrowing and haunting Unlike in daylight What difference the hours make #poem #poetry #nature #bird #wren

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I know it’s about the book I’m going to end up reading in one sitting, but I’d like to think you’re celebrating the dog getting a walk.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Overnight It rained again On this walk My shoes are wet Once more #poem #poetry

Looking through the trees of a partially wooded area towards the distant shoreline of the lake. The beginnings of a path being worn into the grass emerge.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I would like to expand upon this area of research. I now need grant money to discover what other ailments might be mitigated and result in higher productivity after taking a nap. For science…

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The pond’s still waters A mirror of above The sun breaks through A small patch of light Illuminates The brown decay of leaves Peacefully below #poem #poetry #nature #naturewriting #pond

Still water reflecting the leaves and sky above. Small patches of sun reveal the stillness of brown leaves sitting still below the surface.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Some days have past Since it rained last The creeks have slowed to gurgles On water’s slow wander To oceans far and yonder The bale cares not A lazy turtle morning Of float and sun #poem #poetry #nature #pond

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The clouds came through overnight Weeping across the lane Dry creeks now swell, pool, and flow Domestic ducks, sheltered from the storm Now freed, rush to join their wild brethren Many worms to be found Upon the sodden ground #poem #poetry #nature

Looking out from the bridge over the neighborhood lake after a heavy rain

View of the accidental forebay of the neighborhood lake after a heavy rain. The pipe under the bridge has long ago been clogged. Now water runs slowly over the top.

The free range domestic ducks search for snacks as seen through the early spring leaves.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The first ducklings of the spring Little bumpy tail of mother duck Floating on calm and placid waters Welcomed by the avian choir #poem #poetry #ducks #nature

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Sounds reasonable to me. Then again, I have a duck couple that comes to my bird feeder and I’m ultra diligent about filling because of them. And I accidentally improved the house sparrow’s nest with a power cord for the robot mower that now serves as a perch.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Oh boy, you better look forward to some rousing chapters as our hero navigates service quality.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Speak for yourself. All my plots revolve heavily around banking regulations and characters’ knowledge of them. You’ve never truly read until the entire mystery revolves around know your customer and anti-money laundering processes.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Might have to skip the fire bit over here in the states, our forecast is 32C…

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The #ducks are getting quite brazen. They’re now coming right up to the door to judge me. I’ve got soliciducks side-eying me to remind me to keep the feeder full. #doortodoorsalesduck #duck

Male mallard duck on my porch giving me the stink eye. The feeder has food in it. His ire is unnecessary.

The mallard duck couple headed over to the neighbors bushes to relax before heading back to the lake.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

You laid it on the ley line where you lay.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Daffodils in brilliant bloom Vibrant yellow harbingers Drooping sad in the cold #poetry #poem #naturewriting

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Dear goose Honk What are you Honk On about? Honk Seriously Honk It’s midnight Honk #poem #poetry #naturewriting #goose #geese

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Ducks “play” In the early morning mists Of a sun warmed lake Are they friends I think not #poem #poetry

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It’s also a bit ridiculous that people hyper focus on that as groups of three is a rhetorical strategy. It’s common in ai slopping because it’s common in normal human writing. I also feel like people need to focus on the forest, not the trees. AI tends to be most noticeable in overall coherence.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I would be an excellent choice for the Snorlax costume at a Pokémon theme park. I would excel at laying down wherever I feel like to take a nap and ignoring everyone.

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Jeff Van Booven @jvanbooven.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Upon further investigation, a home I thought had chickens may actually just have free range ducks. The mystery continues.

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