12 October 2024 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain . . .

old man’s beard lichen

sways in a gust

6 October 2024 (the tallest spruces)

the tallest spruces

lit by sunrise

a raven’s chime

17 September 2024 (spruce needle rain)

spruce needle rain

she leads me further

down the trail

20 May 2024 (a mushroom growing)

a mushroom growing

from a single spruce needle

island mist

Marasmius mushroom, Cathedral Woods, Monhegan Island, Maine

20 April 2024

April 20

spruce trees too

lost in a fog

25 August 2023 (long marriage)

long marriage . . .

a spruce tree’s roots

embrace the bedrock

3 June 2022 (black spruce)

black spruce bog . . .

the unexpected trill

of a palm warbler

28 May 2022 (footsteps)

our footsteps

muted by spruce needles . . .

first lady’s slipper

6 October 2021 (leaves)

gathering

the first yellow leaves

spruce boughs

23 January 2021 (Spruce Head)

Spruce Head hike

a heightened

state of mind

25 September 2020 (spruce)

island weather

intermittent showers

of spruce needles