January 4: Christmas tree

home alone

giving the Christmas tree

one more night

January 3: New year

only three days in

already forgetting

which year it is

January 2: Sunrise

the same color

as this morning’s sunrise

amaryllis

January 1, 2019: New Year’s Day

first day of the year

among cold beach stones

looking for hearts

December 31: New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve

finishing the new puzzle

before midnight

December 30: Owls Head

a view of home

across the windswept bay

year’s end

December 29: Evergreen

Christmas fern

what else was green

under the snow

December 28: Cardinal in snow

cardinal red

for once wishing the snow

won’t turn to rain

December 27: Venus

morning ritual

facing Venus

over the kitchen sink

December 26: Deer

snowy field

beyond the headlights

a herd of deer

December 25: Christmas bells

church bells ringing

a flock of pigeons scatters

then gathers again