Monica Multer

A woman stands on the side of the road Not on the side walk but not quite in the street Standing on the gutter’s front step She is motionless as cars streak past in a blur They do not stop for her, they don’t even see her As she stands on the edge of their awareness But very much in the middle of her own mind She watches the cars as they past You can see her lips move but they make no noise Maybe she is asking them to slow down Maybe she is asking them to speed up Or maybe she is asking for a prayer To save her soul for what she is about to do ...

Baboons are a very strange, colorful, and robust animal. They are very fun to photograph because they have such amazing colors in the strangest of places which I am sure I won’t have to mention because everyone is fully aware of that already. Yes, he is scratching his butt. I really enjoyed the females the most even though the men have such interesting looks I liked the females better. Their hair looked almost like it had been crimped and dyed with yellow. Their eyes are the most amazing par, wide and yellow. They were fascinating to watch. ...

A snowy egret flies On paper thin wings Like a paper airplane Gliding through the air Keeping airborne For as long as it can Until its fragile wings Bow under the weight Of heavy air Into the ground Where no paper airplanes soar Here the snow Belongs to the land Not the bird in the sky No longer fragile and beautiful But the paper-thin feel Of cold seeping Into your hollow bones The delicate dance Of frostbite on the fingertips Of ballerina dancers The slow decay of the biting snow And the old heaviness weighing down The lightest breeze The wings of an egret Laden with the burden Of the world without sky Chained to the ground Waist deep in snow Where a creature with wings Does not belong Yet cannot escape from The paper wings beat To leave behind this place Heavy With the absence of all Freedom lies in the air Where the snow belongs To a graceful bird Not the world lying below Where frostbite is left behind In the warm sun’s glow

Let me introduce to you a very strange animal called a dik-dik.Yes, its name is dik-dik. The even funnier part is what this animal actually is, a deer like animal that is only about a two foot long. An antelope named for its shrill call that actually sounds like “dik dik” or “zik zik”. Probably one of the strangest animals I have ever seen, I had heard about them before but never expected to see one in person when I went to the San Francisco Zoo. I am very glad I got to see one, and now you can too. ...

Joshua Tree in the eye of the beholder, the eye of the adventurer. My mom and I recently visited Joshua Tree National Park down by Palm Springs. A park full of rock pillars and sculptures and very odd looking trees that slightly resemble puffy cacti slapped on the ends of a scruffy looking tree trunk. Odd but intriguing plants. The first thing we did was visit Barker’s Dam. It was a nice little hike out to a small lake and a very old looking dam. ...

The peacock is a truly magnificent animal with dazzling colors, long majestic feathers, and beautiful patterns. However it is actually a relatively mean animal. There is something scary about them like they are constantly trying to figure out the best method of attack to send you running and screaming in the other direction. I think it is the black beady eyes always watching you even when it seems like it isn’t. ...

Slowly but surely through constant effort, I am getting better at getting the bird shot. Here are some new attempts for bird shots.

I don’t think I like it but it is an interesting example of short poetry, which I don’t do plus a picture. Sorry not a lot to post tonight, can you tell 🙂 Shadows retreat As dawn creeps closer. The sun claws its way from darkness Like a dead man from his grave Chasing away the shadows Leaving this lighted day. No more living in darkness The last thing the dead men say.

This past year has been one of progress and growth for me at least. I have learned so much in this year alone that it is astonishing to me; from photography, to my writing, to my schooling I feel I have grown. Instead of taking the time to look back on all the wonderful things that have happened this year I want t o take the time to move forward. People linger far to log in the past and as part of my growth I hope to live in the now instead of what has happened. I want to tell everyone to take advantage of the life you are given and don’t waste a second. Now is the time for growth, it does not matter if you are young or old, it is the time to grow. So soak up in your roots the wonderful memories of the past and spread out your branches with the growth of new memories and new life.