15 November 2024 (the river)

the river at its lowest crow tracks

14 November 2024 (wind chill)

wind chill

leaves falling

from a squirrel nest

13 November 2024 (a squirrel's silhouette)

a squirrel’s silhouette among the dark branches nightfall

12 November 2024 (a wasp nest)

a wasp nest

that was there all along

wind rattles fallen leaves

7 November 2024 (a woodpecker's)

a woodpecker’s jarring laugh intermittent stream

2 November 2024 (day of the dead)

day of the dead

the lawn aglow

with fallen leaves

27 October 2024 (first frost)

first frost . . .

a woodpecker churring

from his territory’s edge

24 October 2024 (jays' raucous calls)

jays’ raucous calls

as they crowd the feeder

scattershot acorns

10 October 2024 (wind rustling...)

wind rustling dead leaves

the chipmunk’s alarm call

goes on forever

11 September 2024 (first red leaves)

first red leaves

a chipmunk warns

of danger from above

4 September 2024 (the moss)

the moss cool

under my bare feet . . .

late-summer crickets