20 January 2025 (snow day)
Kristen Lindquist
snow day
a set of finch tracks
behind the shovel
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19 January 2025 (January thaw)
Kristen Lindquist
January thaw
a pair of mallards preens
in an eddy
18 January 2025 (clear and cold)
Kristen Lindquist
clear and cold
a porcupine looks down
from high in the hemlock
17 January 2025 (multiple choice)
Kristen Lindquist
Which version do you prefer? (Also, thank you to Clive Bennett for line-edit suggestions—L2 now updated!)
clear and cold
grouse tracks in snow
end with wing prints
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waning wolf moon
grouse tracks in snow
end with wing prints
16 January 2025 (chill)
Kristen Lindquist
chill of nightfall
a few last sounds
from the crow roost
15 January 2025 (dusting of snow)
Kristen Lindquist
dusting of snow . . .
the wren’s tracks erased
by a squirrel
14 January 2025 (Monday morning)
Kristen Lindquist
Monday morning
the jay pretends
it’s someone else
13 January 2025 (river dusk)
Kristen Lindquist
river dusk —
a few ducks foraging
along the ice edge
12 January 2025 (snow glare)
Kristen Lindquist
snow glare —
a flock of crows orbits
the perched hawk
11 January 2025 (Mars)
Kristen Lindquist
Mars at its brightest . . .
the not-so-distant glow
of wildfires
Thinking of all my friends and family in the LA area right now. Stay safe.
10 January 2025 (creaking)
Kristen Lindquist
creaking pine boughs . . .
a rusted-out washtub
where the stone walls meet