10 May 2024 (alewives running)

alewives running the river in the warbler’s song

9 May 2024 (spring rain)

spring rain

a cold cup of coffee

with his off-to-work note

8 May 2024 (new moon tide)

new moon tide

a heap of elvers

slips off the seawall

7 May 2024 (curling ribbon)

curling ribbon

for a birthday bow . . .

first lily-of-the-valley

6 May 2024 (daffodils)

daffodils

a chipmunk arises

from the underworld

5 May 2024 (the news warns)

the news warns

of this season’s hurricanes . . .

wheeling gulls

Inspired by a prompt from Brad Bennett at today’s HSA-New England Virtual Gathering

4 May 2024 (warm spell)

warm spell . . .

a tiny slug slowly

ascends a trout lily

3 May 2024 (deer trail)

deer trail . . .

black flies swarming

but not yet biting

2 May 2024 (blooming in time)

blooming in time

for his memorial

my neighbor’s cherry

1 May 2024 (spring drizzle)

spring drizzle

somewhere in the dark

a phoebe calling

30 April 2024 (low balance alert)

low balance alert

the river

between its banks