11 December 2025 (polar vortex)
Kristen Lindquist
polar vortex
the inflatable Santa’s
open arms
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Filtering by Tag: cold
7 December 2025 (bone cold)
Kristen Lindquist
bone cold
the lake grows
a new skin
11 April 2025 (roadside)
Kristen Lindquist
roadside pussy willows . . .
shivering in the long line
for ice cream
26 February 2025 (above zero)
Kristen Lindquist
above zero
the increasing flow
of birdsong
17 February 2025 (wind chill)
Kristen Lindquist
wind chill
gulls eat some scraps
left for the crows
7 February 2025 (deep cold)
Kristen Lindquist
deep cold
a helix of squirrel tracks
winds between oaks
21 January 2025 (ducks milling about)
Kristen Lindquist
ducks milling about
a sunlit stretch of river
nine degrees
17 January 2025 (multiple choice)
Kristen Lindquist
Which version do you prefer? (Also, thank you to Clive Bennett for line-edit suggestions—L2 now updated!)
clear and cold
grouse tracks in snow
end with wing prints
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waning wolf moon
grouse tracks in snow
end with wing prints
16 January 2025 (chill)
Kristen Lindquist
chill of nightfall
a few last sounds
from the crow roost
8 January 2025 (wind chill)
Kristen Lindquist
wind chill
a Valentine’s display
heats up a store window
23 December 2024 (wind chill)
Kristen Lindquist
wind chill
an eagle’s quick peck
wakens the seal pup
It’s grey seal pupping season! Check out this seal cam on Seal Island NWR, Penobscot Bay, Maine.