26 December 2021 (branches)

snow whitens branches . . .

a hole in the old oak

where something might hide

25 December 2021

Christmas afternoon

slowly snow hides the red

of the blueberry fields

24 December 2021 (ducks)

all is calm all is bright

wild ducks in flight

over Venus

23 December 2021 (smile)

a smile in the voice

on the answering machine

Christmas Eve

22 December 2021 (puzzle)

starting the sky

on a thousand-piece puzzle

solstice sleet

21 December 2021 (solstice)

solstice moonlight . . .

silver anniversary

of our first kiss

—for Paul xx

20 December 2021 (doe)

afternoon snow

the piebald doe fades

into the shadows

19 December 2021 (guillemot)

sun through flurries

a glimpse of the guillemot’s

little red feet

18 December 2021 (bathroom)

bathroom floor

bare feet step on

moonlight

17 December 2021 (moonrise)

moonrise

the Christmas tree lot

almost empty

16 December 2021 (crow)

crows poke around

a snowless lawn . . .

year’s end