19 August 2022 (half tide)

half tide . . .

a dragonfly pauses

on a spruce tip

Painted Skimmer at Lobster Cove

18 August 2022 (heat)

afternoon heat

bumblebees crowd

a thistle head

17 August 2022 (dawn)

island dawn

before the rooster

gulls

16 August 2022 (dawn)

island dawn

a passing ship’s foghorn

reaches my dream

15 August 2022 (puppy)

low tide . . .

the puppy’s nose

speckled with sand

14 August 2022 (bergamot)

bergamot

a hummingbird chases off

a hummingbird moth

13 August 2022 (rain)

unfallen rain . . .

bees in the mint

heavy with pollen

12 August 2022 (cardinal)

the cardinal’s song

becoming more intense

summer rain

11 August 2022 (wood duck)

the wood duck’s whistle

as she flushes from the reeds

summer rain

Happy birthday, Mom! xo

10 August 2022 (rain)

just the sound of your voice summer rain

9 August 2022 (rain)

the hush of summer rain at dawn mourning doves