Surprises
(July 31 - August 12, 2023)
The Baylands
at the end
of San Antonio Road
pulls us in
to its ever-shifting
tides
each time
a new mood
another season
this evening—
still bright
with crisp blue sky,
a breeze
winding through tall reeds
and wild fennel,
we follow
the dusty ochre path
closer
to the flowing slough—
in search of carp
as always—
there! a dark shadow
like an eel,
a black ribboned wave
along the murky
surface
near the edge
of water and bank
and further still
toward the clump
of oaks
at the bend,
another hiking couple
points to a
spectacular
5-foot-long, slithering
gopher snake—
shimmering yellow with
umber triangle patterns
and spotted belly—
weaving
through low-lying bushes,
red ground cover—
on the hunt,
a steady
searching
limb-less body
of pure
muscle
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