1 March 2025 (venison stew)

venison stew . . .

talking at the table

till the candles gutter

9 January 2025 (spitting snow)

spitting snow

my thoughts drift

to the deeryard

5 January 2024 (a deer trail)

a deer trail

parallels the shore . . .

moss under fresh snow

1 December 2024 (advent calendar)

advent calendar

a pair of grazing deer

through the window

3 May 2024 (deer trail)

deer trail . . .

black flies swarming

but not yet biting

26 July 2023 (timothy)

timothy twined with vetch

a winding labyrinth

of deer trails

22 April 2023 (spring breeze)

spring breeze the deer picking up my scent

30 March 2023 (deer trail)

deer trail . . .

the wood frogs fall silent

at my approach

14 February 2023 (crabapples)

last crabapples . . .

a line of hearts follows

the deer

21 January 2023 (jet trails)

jet trails . . .

a line of deer tracks marks

the field’s fresh snow

8 January 2023 (fresh snow)

fresh snow . . .

where a deer bedded down

an oval of green