7 April 2026 (ice lingering)

ice lingering in the cove . . .

the white rumps of geese

tipped up to feed

8 March 2026 (reflecting on)

reflecting on

what’s left of winter

rain on lake ice

1 March 2026 (dawn flurries)

dawn flurries —

smoke already rising

from the ice-fishing shack

8 February 2026 (wind chill)

wind chill

an eagle on lake ice

holds its pose

7 December 2025 (bone cold)

bone cold

the lake grows

a new skin

3 February 2025 (winter's midpoint)

winter’s midpoint . . .

a red pickup crosses

the frozen lake

19 October 2024 (blue jays)

blue jays

through yellow leaves

the deep end of the lake

12 April 2022 (loons)

loons on the lake . . .

remembering the night

of my sister’s birth

27 March 2022 (ice-out)

ice-out

the white throat

of a loon

9 March 2022 (mother reports)

my mother reports

her blackbird is back . . .

soft spots in lake ice

6 March 2022 (thaw)

late winter thaw . . .

mist wreaths the islands

locked in lake ice