Wood Duck, male (drake), April 18, 2023
Wildewood Springs, Pineneedle
A colorful Wood Duck drake
in a one-foot balance on a weather-worn piece of driftwood
eroded to awe,
a drought allowing its view and perch,
a cloudless sky with sunrise light at clarity's best moment.
I took this photo.
Everything changed 10 minutes later.
Bird flew, light brightened. I turned and looked elsewhere. And again, a reflection on causes and conditions. Like a rainbow here and then gone.
