22 July 2024 (another one lost)

another one lost . . .

the day’s last song

the dove’s

21 July 2024 (surf spray)

surf spray

reading the pictographs

of sunburst lichen

20 July 2024 (early goldenrod)

early goldenrod . . .

where the trail forks

a question mark

19 July 2024 (island dawn)

island dawn

a gull wangles a bone

on the bedroom roof

18 July 2024 (a puff of dirt)

a puff of dirt

from the pheasant’s dust bath

. . . afternoon swelter

17 July 2024 (rolling swells)

rolling swells . . .

the ferry captain announces

a bald eagle

16 July 2024 (construction site)

construction site

before the workers

birdsong

15 July 2024 (an arctic tern)

an arctic tern

on an island of seaweed —

wind takes someone’s hat

14 July 2024 (terns dip)

terns dip

into a school of fish . . .

summer reverie

13 July 2024 (a dory adrift)

a dory adrift

in a sea of daisies

onshore breeze

12 July 2024 (island school)

one-room school

the door frame filled

with penciled heights