23 June 2023 (crowded wharf)

crowded wharf

using her first name

instead of Mom

22 June 2023 (peonies)

peonies

perfume the new moon

shortest night

21 June 2023 (solstice)

solstice birthday

five yellow butterflies

dance in the sun

20 June 2023 (rain later)

rain later . . .

mayflies mating

on the screen door

19 June 2023 (a line)

a line of eider chicks

undulates with each swell

. . . following seas

18 June 2023 (between swells)

between swells

the flickering of storm-petrels

offshore rain

17 June 2023 (cliff trail)

cliff trail

someone up ahead calls back

to a gull

16 June 2023 (new moon)

new moon tide

a swirl of seals

along the surf line

15 June 2023 (more fog)

more fog for breakfast the whole bowl of cherries

14 June 2023 (flag day)

flag day

irises lines both sides

of the riverbank

13 June 2023 (ferns)

ferns frame the mud

a spattering

of tiny frogs