20 December 2024 (before sunrise)

before sunrise . . .

he reads the morning news

by Christmas tree light

30 November 2024 (a crow flies through)

a crow flies through

the trees’ long shadows

morning frost

1 November 2024 (waking to rain)

waking to rain

and a blue jay’s voice

warm spell

9 May 2024 (spring rain)

spring rain

a cold cup of coffee

with his off-to-work note

2 January 2024 (second day)

second day . . .

the clarity of light

on my way to work

25 December 2023 (Christmas morning)

Christmas morning

the soft glow

of the bathroom scale

15 December 2023 (misreading)

misreading

the bedside clock

winter dawn

31 May 2023 (morning coffee)

morning coffee . . .

we open a window

to the grosbeak’s song

10 January 2023 (the play)

the play of morning light meditation

4 January 2023 (morning sky)

morning sky

our neighbor’s red roof

washed by rain

19 November 2022 (woodpecker)

a woodpecker

ascends a sapling . . .

morning rituals