1-31-2021

 

What an impostor

Standing among the tall pines

Not a tree but art

1-30-2021

 

Cracked, leaning over

Resting on another’s limbs

Creaking, hanging on

1-29-2021

 

Following a trail 

Of animal prints in snow

Led us to some poo.

1-28-2021

 

Pileated pecks

While snow delicately plinks

A winter duet

1-27-2021

 

I heard a knocking 

On whitened trees, looked up, and

Caught snow in my face.

1-26-2021

 

Hairy yesterday.

Downy today. Tomorrow

Who will peck for me?

1-25-2021

 

Hairy woodpecker

Persistently pecks and pecks

I pause for picture

1-24-2021

 

Winds howl and birds tweet,

Flying and dancing on gusts.

Tree creaks. I turn back.

1-23-2021

 

Biting, blustery

Frigid wind freezes and frosts

In spite of the sun

1-22-2021

 

Strange swirls on a root

Remind me to head back home

To cinnamon rolls

1-21-2021

 

Fluffy white flurries

Leave a dusting of crystals

On the leafy earth

1-20-2021

 

It’s in our nature 

To discover joy and love

And peace in nature

1-19-2021

 

Fresh chips on the ground

Giant holes in nearby trunk

Woodpecker was here

1-18-2021

 

White pine or pitch pine?

Better to classify trees

Instead of people

1-17-2021

 

Walking and swimming

Through the half frozen wetlands

Lots of dabbling ducks

1-16-2021

 

Blue sky on wet ice

A winter rainbow of sorts

As the sun comes out

1-15-2021

 

Holding onto leaves

For how long? Is it normal?

In January?

1-14-2021

Winter rain drizzles

A missed opportunity

For beautiful snow

1-13-2021

 

Stopping to listen

To what the birds had to say

Siren interrupts

1-12-2021

 

Marbleized mushrooms

Surrounded by winter whites

On bed of brown leaves

1-11-2021

 

Fairies fortify

Woodpecker sounds its alarm

Did they hear the news?

1-10-2021

 

Tree hollow for rent:

Arched entryway and pond view

Welcome mat of snow

1-9-2021

 

Reaching up and out.

Spreading roots and seed. Bending.

Fallen. Decomposed.

1-8-2021

 

Leaves crinkle and swish

Icy snow crunches and pops

As I walk the trail

1-7-2021

 

Sometimes it takes more

Than sun on an icy pond

To quiet the mind

1-6-2021

 

Fairies hid, ducks flew

Trump’s friends stormed the Capitol

While we walked in peace

1-5-2021

 

My eyes saw flurries

But my ears heard tink-plink-tink. 

Sleet? Snow? I don’t know. 

1-4-2021

 

It’s raining wood chips.

Pileated woodpeckers

In the winter sun

1-3-2021

Had an adventure

With ice breaking tree hugger

In search of ravine.

1-2-2021

 

Trees swayed in the wind

Way above us an owl rocked

In nature’s cradle.

1-1-2021

 

We walked in the woods,

My son spreading New Year’s cheer.

Did the forest hear?