13 October 2026 (following)

following

the unmarked trail

yellow moosewood maples

12 October 2026 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain

the mossy understory

of a mushroom

11 October 2026 (northerly wind)

northerly wind

a flock of siskins unzips

the spruce cones

10 October 2026 (first frost)

first frost

a ram’s silhouette

on the island ridge

9 October 2026 (rising mist)

rising mist

a winter wren scolds

the understory

5 October 2026 (a green snake)

a green snake slipping off the path autumn sun

4 October 2026 (autumn chill)

autumn chill a kinglet’s unexpected song

3 October 2026 (an ocean)

an ocean rolling through the bell buoy’s clang

24 September 2026 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain

the bird guide cocks his head

at a call note

22 September 2026 (some of her ashes)

some of her ashes

drift in the current . . .

grey seals singing

20 September 2026 (seaside goldenrod)

sun on goldenrod the flicker’s fanned tail