14 May 2025 (just before moonrise)

just before moonrise

the purple tinge

of lilac buds

13 May 2025 (new leaves)

new leaves the green in a warbler’s song

12 May 2025 (haiku walk)

haiku walk . . .

pondering trout lilies

versus marsh marigolds

11 May 2025 (play of light)

play of light on moss

the deer trail

peters out

10 May 2025 (downpour)

downpour

a robin’s dawn song

drowned out by the river

9 May 2025 (rolling seas)

rolling seas

a new perspective

on seabirds

8 May 2025 (leaf buds)

leaf buds unfurling the ecstasy of chimney swifts

7 May 2025 (spring runoff)

spring runoff

the spillover

of birdsong

6 May 2025 (circling the lot)

circling the lot

for a place to park

snowy egret

5 May 2025 (first mowing)

first mowing

free-range guinea hens

forage as a flock

4 May 2025 (Sunday drive)

Sunday drive

two herons slowly flapping

toward low tide