12 October 2026 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain

the mossy understory

of a mushroom

11 October 2026 (northerly wind)

northerly wind

a flock of siskins unzips

the spruce cones

24 September 2026 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain

the bird guide cocks his head

at a call note

8 July 2026 (high noon)

high noon

crossbills chipping

in the sprucetops

30 May 2026 (a catboat)

a single catboat

tacking up the sound

wind-trimmed spruces

18 May 2026 (spruce needle hush)

spruce-needle hush . . .

on tiptoes to photograph

the hobblebush blossoms

17 January 2026 (slow-falling snow)

slow-falling snow . . .

a nuthatch hangs head-down

on the spruce trunk

10 October 2025 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain . . .

a sparrow attempts the song

his father sang

12 September 2025 (spruce-filtered sun)

spruce-filtered sun

the nonstop nattering

of nuthatches

12 October 2024 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain . . .

old man’s beard lichen

sways in a gust

6 October 2024 (the tallest spruces)

the tallest spruces

lit by sunrise

a raven’s chime