21 April 2026 (scattered snowflakes)

scattered snowflakes —

bloodroot leaves curled tight

around their buds

8 April 2026 (goldfinches)

goldfinches the cacophony of spring snow

25 March 2026 (chickadee love songs)

a chickadee’s love song . . .

skunk cabbages melting

holes in the snow

23 March 2026 (on the dead tree)

clinging to the dead tree

we left up for woodpeckers

spring snow

22 March 2026 (working)

working

on a Sunday . . .

spring snow

20 March 2026 (first day of spring, with Basho)

ah spring spring

how great is spring!

and so on

—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated by Jane Reichhold

first day of spring

hoping tonight’s snow

is the last

—me

19 March 2026 (a few snowflakes)

a few snowflakes . . .

roadside pussy willows

stretch across a ditch

9 April 2025 (after sunset)

after sunset

the river’s platinum . . .

spring snow

7 April 2025 (yelling)

yelling at a squirrel

through the back window

spring sleet

29 March 2025 (spring snow)

spring snow

the wood duck shifts her grip

on a branch

25 March 2025 (snowflakes)

snowflakes larger

as the afternoon dims . . .

foraging robins