Tuesday, March 31, 2015

March 31: Rapid Redemption

Inspired by the sign of a bottle redemption center on Route 17 on the way to Augusta:

Rapid Redemption
Turkey Vultures soar high
scanning for roadkill

Monday, March 30, 2015

March 30: Oh the prolonged yearning that spring in Maine provokes

Yesterday we drove to southern Maine for some birding. Something about moving through the landscape never fails to provide inspiration.

Old snow encrusting the fields retains the patterns of a winter's worth of snow-sledding:

Snowmobile trails criss-crossing--
Celtic knots
a spell to unlock spring.

From East Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool, in southern Maine, looking west over water, stone, and beach, we could see the White Mountains looming sharp, clear, and snow-covered on the horizon.

White Mountains shimmer--
clinging specter of winter
on the distant horizon.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

March 29: Where the deer were

In the old snow,
tracks zig-zagging up a hill--
a long winter for deer too.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

March 28: Seriously, more snow?

More snow forecast--
cardinal a lone spark
in this weather-worn season.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Thursday, March 26, 2015

March 26: Grateful

Footprints melting in snow--
thank you card sent late
better than not at all.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

March 25: Sublimation

Sunny, above freezing--
one molecule at a time
snow disappears.