8 January 2021 (crows)

as if I’m not here

the blue winter sky

filling with crows

7 January 2021 (deer)

shadows on snow

the grey of deer mingling

with the grey of trees

6 January 2021 (branch)

winter deepens

a broken branch hangs

on a power line

5 January 2021 (snow)

slow-falling snow

more Covid deaths this week

than last

4 January 2021 (sleet)

something in the attic

scratching softly

intermittent sleet

3 January 2021 (umbel)

an owl’s call

curled umbels fill

with snow

2 January 2021 (new year)

second day

rain threatens to wash away

the new snow

1 January 2021 (new year)

New Year’s morning

frost disappearing

where sun hits the lawn

Later version:

New Year’s day

the shady side of the trail

still white with frost

31 December 2020 (rain)

rain all night

we wake

to a new river

30 December 2020 (year end)

the year coming to an end cold moon

29 December 2020 (cold moon)

fetching the mail

without a coat

cold moon