November 21: Sky

higher thoughts

deep blue of the sky

before the cold snap

November 20: Fresh snow

fresh snow

the heavy weight 

of a long winter

November 19: Turkeys

backroads traffic

stopping to let them cross

wild turkeys

November 18: Tracks

the next day

squirrels’ run-on sentences

scrawled in snow

November 17: Snow

snow still falling

as the crow flies

through bare trees

November 16: Snow

first snow

jay landing on the feeder

with a crash

November 15: Mystery

unsolved mystery

lying in the crosswalk

a wooden cane

November 14: Eagle

border crossing

ravens escorting an eagle

from their airspace

November 13: Rain

turning up Mozart

to drown out

the torrential rain

November 12: Orange

fall color

men in the prison yard

wearing orange watchcaps

November 11: Bare trees

fallen leaves

revealing what stays behind

birds of winter