November Rewards

Around bushes, trees and pathways, race two lively squirrels Scurrying speedily up and down playing games of tag together Spreading its shaggy tail one would sit up tall by taking a halt Prying off caps, happily chomps on healthy delicious acorns With flashy chirps a lively Scrub-Jay pair takes off from an oak branch Swoops down taking sharp turns performing an animated vocal dance Flying from branch to branch spreading gorgeous blue and gray wingspan Supports propagation by harvesting and hiding seeds and acorns Migrated dark eyed Juncos enhance the beauty with their ground-hops Taking leaps, flit low in underbrush to relish tasty leaves and grass Lunging forward and hopping backward brown towhees tap dance Pounce on foliage and berries by scratching their feet to feed on Tosses of nutty, delightful acorns attract large turkey flocks Roaming around scraping ground for food under leaf litter and lawns Clucking and pecking they search and stroll the whole backyard I watch the visitors with grateful heart filled with nature’s mystical calm