4 April 2024 (April snowstorm)

April snowstorm

squirrel tracks stop

at the porch steps

23 February 2024 (late winter rain)

late winter rain

a scrap of snow hangs on

to a turkey track

24 January 2024 (safe space)

safe space

of our backyard

squirrel tracks

16 January 2024 (bird tracks)

bird tracks

near the porch door . . .

deepening snow

8 December 2023 (squirrel tracks)

squirrel tracks in snow

balsam sap perfumes

my work gloves

5 December 2023 (sun on fresh snow)

sun on fresh snow

tracks of those who didn’t wait

for morning

1 March 2023 (snow glitter)

snow glitter . . .

criss-crossing bird tracks

where his car was

14 February 2023 (crabapples)

last crabapples . . .

a line of hearts follows

the deer

11 February 2023 (ermine tracks)

ermine tracks . . .

snow on the hillside

reveals a clear cut

10 February 2023 (ice dams)

ice dams

none of the tracks in our yard

made by humans

21 January 2023 (jet trails)

jet trails . . .

a line of deer tracks marks

the field’s fresh snow