7 May 2025 (spring runoff)

spring runoff

the spillover

of birdsong

6 May 2025 (circling the lot)

circling the lot

for a place to park

snowy egret

5 May 2025 (first mowing)

first mowing

free-range guinea hens

forage as a flock

4 May 2025 (Sunday drive)

Sunday drive

two herons slowly flapping

toward low tide

3 May 2025 (joyride)

joyride

coltsfoot brightens the shoulder

of deadman’s curve

2 May 2025 (Beltane)

Beltane

coveting my neighbor’s

flowering magnolia

1 May 2025 (May Day)

May Day

the crow ignores

store-bought blackberries

30 April 2025 (a chickadee first)

a chickadee first

to try the new birdbath

spring wind

29 April 2025 (spring peepers)

spring peepers . . .

forsythias aglow

under a streetlight

28 April 2025 (a deep bow)

a deep bow

into their fragrance . . .

mayflowers

Trailing arbutus, colloquially known as mayflower

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With big thanks to Paula, for helping workshop this one!

27 April 2025 (courting finches)

courting finches

the bird bath shivers

with rain