May 31, 2021

sunshine breaking through
we yell to each other
over the cicadas




May 30, 2021

a long day of rain
sodden earth underfoot 
every step a test



May 29, 2021

all day, moving mud —
from the back garden to my boots
and onto the steps




May 28, 2021

one last catbird
singing well after sunset
still missing a mate



May 27, 2021

hitchhikers
cicadas accidentally
traveling the world



May 26, 2021

a warm spring rain
stops and then starts again
irises giving thanks



May 25, 2021

we cheer it on
like a winning team
nearly full moon



May 24, 2021

home renovations
blue jays choose our chimney
for this season's nest




May 23, 2021

empty now but still 
somehow holding fast
cicada shells


May 22, 2021

cut across the fields
wear a path with me
summer is this way



May 21, 2021

jubilation
next door's new grandfather
says the baby's name



May 20, 2021

back on tour

on the strength of their old hits

Brood X




May 19, 2021

moonless night
new wisteria tendrils
feeling their way



May 18, 2021

as if we'd planned it
meeting a mountain laurel
halfway up the slope



May 17, 2021

watching the road
to see it darken with rain
morning thunderstorm



May 16, 2021

our hikers' nicknames
eight hundred miles later
their origin stories




May 15, 2021

traveling south
we see the magnolia
blossom one more time



May 14, 2021

purple verbena
leaving each plant
some room to grow



May 13, 2021

racing to the peak
just in time for sunset
Bluff Mountain




May 12, 2021

homemade kites
how long can we stay
connected to the sky?



May 11, 2021

just-unfurled leaves
and the sound of rain on them
praise song



May 10, 2021

late spring afternoons
how far away the clouds seem
when the sun shines!




May 09, 2021

Mother's Day dinner
absent children still the stars
of every story



May 08, 2021

racing the rain
we work to cover the roots 
of each new plant



May 07, 2021

the sound of the creek
present before we see it
running on ahead



May 06, 2021

stems and stalks
the year reaching up
for the sun



May 05, 2021

hills behind the hills
my grandfather as a boy
planning his escape



May 04, 2021

cool air announcing
the leading edge of rain
I reach for her hand



May 03, 2021

small break in the rain
a thrush fills the woods
to the brim with song


May 02, 2021

today's only shadow
we discover the robin
has abandoned her nest



May 01, 2021

lingering moon
somehow still following us
long after daybreak