no herons, but geese
and ducklings
thrive

wild impatiens
bloom in red tranquility
La Pez River

a single sunbeam
breaks through the cloud forest
Costa Rica

moss thrives
beside the waterfalls
Costa Rica

star of sunlight
appears through the canopy
Vara Blanca

black squirrel
celebrates spring with us
scamper town

twin pinecones
start their journey
spring to fall

maple buds
make a splash in the woods
bird song

sun filters
through pine branches
red robin

rainy day
on the road's edge Canadian geese
March madness

five hungry sparrows
on a mulberry tree
rainy Sunday

Tasha
comes to be petted
sweet lady

Tico
bounces everywhere
feline escapee

raindrops
on a leafless branch
March

ice breaking off
roars like thunder
melting glacier

ice sculpture
shaped like a sleeping seal
Alaska

hard frost
on my windshield this morning
where is spring?

prairie smoke
blooms in tall grass
virgin meadowlands

land bonnets
under melting blue ice
Alaska

change is certain
but at what price?
melting glaciers

glacier ice
calving into the ocean
Alaska

wolves
surround my old home
bad dream

blue ice
heart to a glacier
Alaska

a flower
spun from milkweed seed
natures bounty

seal
stretches neck to morning sun
dawn prayer

herons
fly off their nests
red-tailed hawk

wind
and water in predawn swim
seal colony

wildflowers
overshadowed by a volcano
Alaska

an eagle rests
after a morning hunt
good shore fishing

seagulls
linger for leftovers
bear corridor

young bears
play in the blue surf
Alaska

snow melt
the last day of February
slouchy puddles

rain folds
the day open
winter

the taste
of rain on the wind
November

scent
of one peppermint lead
refreshment

two swans
feed along the shore
bottoms up!

pumpkin patch
along Rochester Road
November patchwork

deer bark
at the edge of the woods
Stony Creek

trying to capture
the blue heron in a photograph
fall weather

whomp whomp whomp
of a Trumpeter swan
Stony Creek lake