4 October 2026 (autumn chill)

autumn chill a kinglet’s unexpected song

21 September 2026 (morning chill)

morning chill . . .

the bathroom spider

back in her corner

13 September 2026 (night chill)

night chill

waking to find

Orion in the window

11 May 2026 (early chill)

early chill

somewhere up the street

a tanager singing

10 May 2026 (a pheasant hen)

a pheasant hen

hunches over her chicks

lingering chill

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Happy Mother’s Day to mothers everywhere!

25 April 2026 (lingering cold)

lingering cold

the distant scold calls

of a hermit thrush

21 April 2026 (scattered snowflakes)

scattered snowflakes —

bloodroot leaves curled tight

around their buds

24 February 2026 (clear and cold)

clear and cold

pigeons huddle

on the roof’s sunny side

8 February 2026 (wind chill)

wind chill

an eagle on lake ice

holds its pose

2 February 2026 (below zero)

below zero snow buntings line a roof peak

1 February 2026 (ice-blue sky)

ice-blue sky

a squirrel crosses the field

in our snowshoe tracks