29 October 2024 (the school)

the school of hard frost thistle seeds

27 October 2024 (first frost)

first frost . . .

a woodpecker churring

from his territory’s edge

23 April 2024 (late frost)

late frost . . .

kitchen table tulips

touched by moonlight

6 January 2024 (marital spat)

marital spat . . .

through window frost

the morning star

25 November 2023 (needle ice)

needle ice —

the moon and Jupiter

align

14 November 2023 (frost lingers)

frost lingers

in the pine’s shadow . . .

blackberry canes

11 November 2023 (morning frost)

morning frost

a Carolina wren

chatters in the garden

10 May 2023 (frost advisory)

frost advisory . . .

the furry fiddleheads

of interrupted ferns

29 November 2022 (last night)

last night’s mood

lingering past dawn

ground frost

15 November 2022 (vase)

a glass vase

filled with grouse feathers

killing frost

20 October 2022 (young sparrow)

a young sparrow

practicing its song

first frost