3 September 2026 (morning walk)

morning walk

the snap crackle pop

of grasshoppers in flight

21 August 2026 (seaside)

seaside trail the blue butterfly

7 July 2026 (skirting the mud)

skirting the mud . . .

heart-shaped petals

of an invasive rose

29 May 2026 (wild azalea)

wild azalea

a deer trail crosses

the hiking trail

3 May 2026 (first song)

first vireo

following its song

deeper into the woods

10 April 2026 (sunlit trail)

sunlit trail

a phoebe’s shadow

flags a beech trunk

3 August 2025 (midsummer)

midsummer walk the gauntlet of bee-heavy goldenrod

18 July 2025 (circling back)

circling back

for a second look

widow skimmer

12 July 2025 (seaside goldenrod)

seaside goldenrod

taking the long way

home

10 July 2025 (summer rain)

summer rain

following a trail

of fallen rose petals

6 July 2025 (heat index)

heat index . . .

a line of napping pheasants

blocks the trail