CONSIDER THE DAFFODILS
Yes, you heard me right. Daffodils, not lilies. This is April in New Hampshire and the lilies are yet to come. Did anyone else notice …
BEHOLD THE HUMMINGBIRD
This tiny silvery green helicopter frequents my deck on these hot summer afternoons, taking advantage of his feeder. The other day he and his wife …
A QUESTION FOR ROBERT FROST
“Nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold;Her early leaf’s a flower, but only so an hour.So leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden …
LIGHT BRIEFLY CAPTURED
One red leafSettling and shining in the brookCatches and holds the thinning lightOf an October afternoonIts tentative crimson triumphShouting against the coming darkness One tree stretched …
FEBRUARY 2013 BLIZZARD
Oh, yes, it came. They said it would, and it did, but not quite as severe as predicted.The snow started coming down in pinpricks last …
OCTOBER LEAVES
Leaves cling to their branchesThey flutter in the strong east windAll of them aimed for DeathDead already, really – not knowing – Still they dance fragile …
THIS GOLD AND GREEN OCTOBER
This gold and green OctoberIs charming usAnd teasing usAnd causing us to say silly things like…“Oh, it’s really not that long until April…” And making us …
JANUARY IN MONOCHROME
So here it is, another New Year’s Eve gone by. I must admit that the Christmas tree is losing its charm as it drops needles …