11 May 2026 (early chill)

early chill

somewhere up the street

a tanager singing

10 May 2026 (a pheasant hen)

a pheasant hen

hunches over her chicks

lingering chill

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Happy Mother’s Day to mothers everywhere!

9 May 2026 (a catbird's song)

a catbird’s song

unfurling ferns

flag the riverbank

8 May 2026 (dandelions)

dandelions

the sunlit sheen

of a grackle’s squawk

7 May 2026 (surfglow)

surfglow

bright Jupiter

hangs over the harbor

6 May 2026 (island rain)

island rain

gulls poking for worms

in a seaweed-strewn garden

5 May 2026 (riversong)

riversong

birch catkins swaying

at the end of a branch

4 May 2026 (after the rain)

after the rain

stealing a spray

of my neighbor’s forsythia

3 May 2026 (first song)

first vireo

following its song

deeper into the woods

2 May 2026 (the river rising)

the river rising

with spring rain

sidewalk protest songs

1 May 2026 (stream crossing)

stream crossing

maple flowers spangle

the stepping stones