19 April 2026 (the Sunday crossword)

the Sunday crossword

takes all morning

spring rain

18 April 2026 (spring birthday)

spring birthday

all the turtles

crowd a log

17 April 2026 (deep woods)

deep woods

daffodils circle

a cellar hole

16 April 2026 (a cardinal’s serenade)

a cardinal’s serenade —

overripe strawberries

wait in a bowl

15 April 2026 (a few hours of sun)

a few hours of sun

mining bees reconnoiter

the bare garden

14 April 2026 (golden hour)

golden hour

arranging bits of cheese

to entice a crow

13 April 2026 (view from the farmhouse)

view from the farmhouse

now a forest —

old cellar hole

12 April 2026 (deep woods)

deep woods wherever I am here

11 April 2026 (burying)

burying the goldfinch . . .

leafless branches clack

with each gust

10 April 2026 (sunlit trail)

sunlit trail

a phoebe’s shadow

flags a beech trunk

9 April 2026 (finch breeze)

finch breeze—

a neighbor’s pink sheets

flap on the line