30 September 2026 (Zugunruhe)

Zugunruhe

a flock of robins

passing over the airport

29 September 2026 (riverside museum)

riverside museum—

a dragonfly visits

a floating sculpture

28 September 2026 (following)

following the creek trail fritillaries

27 September 2026 (25,000 feet)

25,000 feet

cloud shadows

crossing Lake Michigan

26 September 2026 (first red leaves)

first red leaves

a squirrel peers in

the living room window

25 September 2026 (harvest moon)

harvest moon

rising from the bay . . .

we start to hum Neil Young

24 September 2026 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain

the bird guide cocks his head

at a call note

23 September 2026 (sunlit webs)

sunlit webs

a goldfinch pauses

on the last coneflower

22 September 2026 (some of her ashes)

some of her ashes

drift in the current . . .

grey seals singing

21 September 2026 (morning chill)

morning chill . . .

the bathroom spider

back in her corner

20 September 2026 (seaside goldenrod)

sun on goldenrod the flicker’s fanned tail