15 December 2021 (spider)

afternoon shadows . . .

a small spider skitters

across December

14 December 2021 (lichen)

foliose lichen . . .

reading the life signs

of the winter woods

13 December 2021 (soup)

soup on simmer . . .

our neighbor has added more

Christmas lights

12 December 2021 (jetty)

winter walk on the jetty

a rogue wave

wets my legs

11 December 2021 (rain)

December rain . . .

a house finch lingering

in the feeder

10 December 2021 (early dusk)

early dusk

dark shapes of ducks

shift among rocks

9 December 2021 (waxing)

waxing crescent

we light the candle

shaped like Santa

8 December 2021 (snowfall)

steady snowfall . . .

the river running past

untouched

7 December 2021 (cold front)

cold front . . .

a quick glimpse of the moon

between clouds

6 December 2021 (purple sheen)

the purple sheen

of blackberry canes

winter light

5 December 2021 (undressing)

undressing

at the window

winter trees

Inspired by this article I read today in Maria Popova’s e-Newsletter “The Marginalian”