3 January 2023 (winter rain)

winter rain

the cheerful bob and glow

of traffic lights

2 January 2023 (new year)

new year

the old cat and I share

a heating pad

1 January 2023 (first day)

first day

the cat wakes me up

coming to bed

31 December 2022 (year end)

year end—

coots crowd the one patch

of open water

.

Happy New Year!

30 December 2022 (year end)

year end

the spreadsheet formulas

do the math

29 December 2022 (a little snow)

a little snow

on the rotting pumpkin

year’s end

28 December 2022 (winter blues)

winter blues fading into the light flurries

27 December 2022 (chill)

morning chill . . .

two squirrels spiral down

the old maple

26 December 2022 (new ice)

new ice

whispers on the lake . . .

the afterlife

25 December 2022 (cold)

seasonably cold . . .

filling the bird feeders

in my new sweater

24 December 2022 (aftermath)

aftermath

pond ice holds the patterns

of last night’s gale