12 October 2020 (plants)

winter is coming

I play god

with the patio plants

11 October 2020 (crane)

fall foliage

the crane’s red crown

flesh not feathers

10 October 2020 (leaves)

continuing drought

the colorful leaves

too much like fire

9 October 2020 (drought)

persisting drought

a tabby cat blends in

with the riverside weeds

8 October 2020 (rainbow)

family phone call

my niece interrupted

by a rainbow

7 October 2020 (acorns)

grouse season

the sharp reports

of falling acorns

6 October 2020 (parents)

winter moths

under the porch light

I air-hug my parents

5 October 2020 (spiders)

frost warning

spiders come inside

with the geraniums

4 October 2020 (moss)

old growth

the ghost of a fallen tree

shrouded in moss

3 October 2020 (sumacs)

rooster sunrise

the jaunty red plumes

of the sumac grove

2 October 2020 (seals)

grey seals in surf

the tingling skin

of my selkie self