19 June 2025 (all-day fog)

all-day fog

purple irises

crowd the doorstep

18 June 2025 (longest day)

longest day

a singing vireo

outlasts the rain

17 June 2025 (cirrus clouds)

cirrus clouds . . .

the lawn mower scares up

a white plume moth

16 June 2025 (sun on yellow irises)

sun on yellow irises . . .

a chipmunk sips

from the koi pond

15 June 2025 (summer breeze)

summer breeze . . .

the ferry captain’s voice

carries from the harbor

14 June 2025 (reading Basho)

reading Basho . . .

stems of purple iris

in an old milk jug

13 June 2025 (moonrise)

moonrise

a woodcock’s silhouette

arcs over the marsh

12 June 2025 (surf spray)

surf spray . . .

a hawthorn white with flowers

sways in the wind

11 June 2025 (hanging laundry)

hanging laundry

a glimpse of my neighbor’s

lacy pink azalea

10 June 2025 (worthy)

worthy

of the last line:

irises in the rain

9 June 2025 (cucumber root)

cucumber root

my childhood hunger

to know it all