15 May 2026 (rainy crossing)

rainy crossing

a stream of sea ducks

follows the horizon

14 May 2026 (rain-wet woods)

rain-wet woods . . .

above the red trillium

a tanager’s song

13 May 2026 (high enough to mow)

high enough to mow . . .

the wren’s chatter

as it clings to the suet

12 May 2026 (hospital visit)

hospital visit

an unopened band-aid

in an empty stairwell

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