8 August 2025 (dog days)

dog days

three pheasants lounging

around the yard

7 August 2025 (rocked by waves)

rocked by waves

what happens

when we die

6 August 2025 (apologizing)

apologizing

to my mother . . .

Queen Anne’s lace

I love you, Mom!

5 August 2025 (heat haze)

heat haze . . .

day-old daylilies

sag on their stems

4 August 2025 (new moon)

new moon

the primrose opens

to the evening

3 August 2025 (midsummer)

midsummer walk the gauntlet of bee-heavy goldenrod

2 August 2025 (quaking aspen)

quaking aspen

two young blue jays

flap after their parent

1 August 2025 (onshore breeze)

onshore breeze . . .

the spruce’s top boughs

heavy with green cones

31 July 2025 (cloying heat)

cloying heat

the first caterpillar tents

appear on the cherry

30 July 2025 (peach pie)

peach pie

at the picnic table . . .

the summer’s best sunset

29 July 2025 (pine shadows)

pine shadows . . .

ferns brush the car

on the road to camp