Muscovy

Carpe Diem Special #214 Mandarin Duck by Buson

mandarin duck –
rain falls silently
from an oak                           © Yosa Buson (1716-1783)

high in a tree
silently ruffling feathers
a muscovy duck

early  morning
a flush of muscovy
hiss and croak

Portugal

Carpe Diem #987 Portugal

By Pablo Nieto (Inter-Regional 869. Pala. Portugal) [CC BY-SA 2.0

 

across these mountains
the train whistle echoes
in the valley