May 31: Happy hour

happy hour
ecstasy of swifts
in perfect blue sky

May 30: Cat

house without its cat

a pine forest

on a windless day

May 29: Quince

amazed again each spring

by the color

of the quince blossoms

May 28: Apple tree

as if the hot pink blossoms
weren't enough
grosbeak's song


Listen to the Rose-breasted Grosbeak's melodious song here.

May 27: Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach tableau:

stone, lichen, shell, seaweed

where do the seals fit in?

May 26: Island hike-u

island trail

at one end: rooster’s crow

the other: roaring surf

March 25: Mystery

early moonrise

some kind of bird

wailing in the meadow

May 24: Flowering plum

spring thunderstorm 

how I covet

my neighbor’s plum tree

May 23: "New for Spring!"

vireo singing
or the green leaves that hide him
new spring menu

May 22: Warblers

hearing their songs
over the adding machine
spring warblers

May 21: Return from the island

smooth crossing
a white butterfly
four miles out to sea

May 20: Woodcocks

alone at twilight

with setting Venus

and displaying woodcocks

Version 2:

middle age

alone at twilight

with setting Venus

May 19: Grackle

morning sunlight

the iridescent grackle

illuminated

May 18: Black flies

black fly season

forced to write haiku

indoors

May 17: Millville

derelict house

graced by a flowering tree

what a waste

May 16: Safety first

wild geese nesting
next to a guard dog
lawn ornament

May 15: Birdsong

yellow warbler
is that the real bird singing
or my ringtone?

May 14: Fish Ladder

masses of alewives
the childless woman
doesn’t get it

May 13: Sleep issues

trying to fall asleep

with a weight on my chest

one small cat

May 12: World Migratory Bird Day

spring bird walk

remembering the many 

shades of leaf green 

May 11: Song Sparrow

realizing I’m within

his territory

sparrow’s song

May 10: Nap

falling asleep 

to the lawnmower’s hum

al fresco

May 9: Racing the vulture

trying to drive faster

than the vulture overhead

homeward

May 8: Cookie

night class
thinking about the cookie
left in my bag

May 7: Remembrance

prayer to her memory

kneeling down

to sniff the mayflowers

May 6: Farmstand

spring green

first batch of fiddleheads

sold out

May 5: Photos

freeing up memory

twenty views

of that one butterfly

May 4: River

stocked rainbows

leaving the window open

to hear the river

May 3: Fog bank

night classes

above the fog bank

starless sky

May 2: Magnolia

the right words

glimpse of a back yard

magnolia in bloom

May 1: Beltane

Venus shining

for a few more hours

spring peeper chorus