10 December 2023 (winter mist)

winter mist

delicate flies drift

into a window

9 December 2023 (sea smoke)

sea smoke

a ferry arrives

from another world

8 December 2023 (squirrel tracks)

squirrel tracks in snow

balsam sap perfumes

my work gloves

7 December 2023 (last Christmas)

last Christmas . . .

a pattern of oak leaves

on fresh snow

6 December 2023 (frost moon)

waning frost moon . . .

the home health nurse

leaves her car running

5 December 2023 (sun on fresh snow)

sun on fresh snow

tracks of those who didn’t wait

for morning

4 December 2023 (first snow)

first snow

a long line of cars stuck

behind the salt truck

3 December 2023 (December rain)

December rain . . .

a crow caches a scrap

under some leaves

2 December 2023 (extended)

extended vigil . . .

winterberries glow

in morning mist

1 December 2023 (bleary moon)

bleary moon . . .

startled awake by something

running across the roof

30 November 2023 (new ice)

new ice . . .

crows follow a mink

along the riverbank

(Alas, seen by my husband, not me)