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

30 January 2026 (polar vortex)

polar vortex

the UPS guy

still wearing shorts

28 January 2026 (single-digit cold)

single-digit cold

the glow of a streetlight

through icicles

12 January 2026 (buzz of a junco)

buzz of a junco

from the underbrush —

polar gusts