June 28: Cherries

alone in the kitchen

reading haiku

over a bowl of cherries

June 27: Strawberry Moon

Strawberry Moon

cutting the peonies

before a rainstorm

June 26: Cathedral Woods

Cathedral Woods
a conclave of doves
rises from the trail

June 25: Trail

after the rain
clouds of tiny moths
rise from the trail

June 24: Cathedral Woods

Cathedral Woods

nothing in my head

but the names of birds

June 23: Cathedral Woods

the wren’s song 

unfurled above twinflowers

fairy houses

June 22: Sunset

summer solstice

silhouettes of gulls 

fly into the sunset

June 21: Solstice

summer solstice

sharing my strawberries

with a catbird

June 20: Owl

summer solstice
the long silence
after the owl calls

June 19: Up

finally looking up 

waxing half moon

soaring hawk

June 18: Back porch

rotting porch rail

again the rhododendron 

in full bloom

June 17: Nesting

nesting season

both catbirds

scolding the cat

June 16: Farmer’s Market

farmer’s market

she praises

last night’s crescent moon

June 15: June roses

almost Midsummer

mooning over roses

at the plant nursery

June 14: Candlelight

candlelit dinner

the doe’s eyes shining

in the headlights

June 13: Something in the air

chorus of wind chimes

weight of the rain 

that will fall tonight

June 12: Gift

morning coffee

the wind has strewn 

heart-shaped petals

June 11: Nesting

catbirds nest-making

in the sunny old garden

everything’s ok

June 10: House Finch

what am I

compared to this finch

her perfect grey bill

June 9: Saturday night

Saturday night 

watching together 

the slow fade to dark