5 March 2023 (marsh)

marsh twilight

the grackle curls its body

into a new moon

4 March 2023

coots trumpeting

behind a screen of cattails

high noon

3 March 2023 (rites)

rites of spring

quail tracks inscribe

a muddy trail

2 March 2023 (snow)

snow on saguaros

the morning flurry

of cactus wrens

1 March 2023 (snow glitter)

snow glitter . . .

criss-crossing bird tracks

where his car was

28 February 2023 (bereft)

bereft . . .

snow drifts into corners

of the empty porch

27 February 2023 (remnants)

remnants of a wasp nest

the concentric circles

of summer memories

26 February 2023 (afternoon)

afternoon snow

dimming the room . . .

the perfume of Earl Grey

25 February 2023 (fresh snow)

fresh snow

turkey-tails rainbow

the blowdown

24 February 2023 (sun playing)

sun playing on fresh snow . . .

a book I’ve loved

since childhood

23 February 2023 (a huddle)

a huddle of ducks

resists the river’s tug

snow day