12 January 2026 (buzz of a junco)

buzz of a junco

from the underbrush —

polar gusts

21 December 2025 (two crows)

two crows

close together on a bough

cold solstice

18 December 2025 (bitter wind)

bitter wind —

a line of fox tracks

trapped in lake ice

11 December 2025 (polar vortex)

polar vortex

the inflatable Santa’s

open arms

7 December 2025 (bone cold)

bone cold

the lake grows

a new skin

11 April 2025 (roadside)

roadside pussy willows . . .

shivering in the long line

for ice cream

26 February 2025 (above zero)

above zero

the increasing flow

of birdsong

17 February 2025 (wind chill)

wind chill

gulls eat some scraps

left for the crows

7 February 2025 (deep cold)

deep cold

a helix of squirrel tracks

winds between oaks

21 January 2025 (ducks milling about)

ducks milling about

a sunlit stretch of river

nine degrees

17 January 2025 (multiple choice)

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