July 31, 2022

sneaking up
on the swallowtail
Sunday afternoon



July 30, 2022

rewriting forecasts
what are the chances
of fireflies tonight?



July 29, 2022

apologizing
to our plants about the drought
whispers like rain


July 28, 2022

another hot night
the township asks us 
to use less water


July 27, 2022

pianissimo —
palest possible yellow
breast of a peewee



July 26, 2022

sharing the hawk
we show a stranger who stops
so she can see, too



July 25, 2022

at the hill's crest
we stop for a minute
to let the wind find us



July 24, 2022

day's end in summer
our legs telling the story
of yesterday's walk



July 23, 2022

brilliant afternoon
we walk along the cliffs
reapplying sunscreen


July 22, 2022

a shadow crossed us
we looked up into the blue
and found an eagle



July 21, 2022

she flies away
I feel my heart go with her
yellow swallowtail



July 20, 2022

wisteria tendrils
spanning the space between
their garage and ours




July 19, 2022

now, for the first time,

the black cherry has fruit

birds passing the word




July 16, 2022

watching the jasmine
slowly spiraling upward
teach me to reach



July 15, 2022

water lilies
gathering in rafts of green
a frog tries her song



July 14, 2022

so fresh we can feel
a little sun in each
early tomatoes



July 13, 2022

old love
she calls me over
to show me the moon



July 12, 2022

rain again
the edges of dogwood leaves
begin to ripple



July 11, 2022

she holds out her hand
to show us just how small
measuring bunnies



July 10, 2022

mid-summer drought
a mother waits for her child
to need her again


July 09, 2022

every time we look

the face of the sunflower

welcomes a bee


July 08, 2022

summer Friday
I move my chair
into the shade



July 07, 2022

a cardinal couple
checking in on each other —
I reach for the phone



July 06, 2022

watching the buds
before the zinnias bloom
sneak preview



July 05, 2022

if he fireflies
can find each other
maybe we can, too



July 04, 2022

the red-tailed hawk
circles back around
for another look



July 03, 2022

finding a snack
between the patio stones
backyard bunny



July 02, 2022

July 01, 2022

our friends' dog
looks at me, ready to run
I hold the ball high