8 August 2020 (blackberries)

first blackberries

the soft sweet songs

of waxwings

7 August 2020 (seals)

onshore breeze

the exhalations of seals

chasing mackerel

6 August 2020 (meteors)

meteor shower

a cardinal’s last burst of song

as we go to bed

5 August 2020 (basil)

dog days

air heavy with the scent

of crushed basil

4 August 2020 (rain crow)

a rain crow’s call

drops spilling over

the windowsill

• A “rain crow” is a folk name for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo

3 August 2020 (robin)

soft morning rain

after weeks of silence

the robin’s song

2 August 2020 (raspberries)

just-picked raspberries

passing the prime

of our lives

1 August 2020 (damselflies)

mating damselflies

the teenager can’t resist

a wisecrack

31 July 2020 (rabbit)

summer twilight

on the lawn the rabbit

from the moon

30 July 2020 (Zoom)

summer Zoom meeting

the backyard birds

refuse to mute

29 July 2020 (chipmunk)

summer grove

only the sound

of the chipmunk