Saturday, January 31, 2015

31 January 2015

The half-moon shining,
Lighting my bedroom last night,
Calming and peaceful.

31 January 2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

28 January 2015

A fat squirrel sits
In our tree...so far, it seems,
It's a mild winter.

28 January 2015

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

27 January 2015

Just across the road,
Flash of red...a cardinal
Hopping in the grass

27 January 2015

Monday, January 26, 2015

26 January 2015

Walking carefully
On an ice-slick driveway
Testing every step...

26 January 2015

Friday, January 23, 2015

23 January 2015

Up too late again,
Chatting with friends, enjoying
What they have to say.

23 January 2015
(It's all virtual chatting now.)

Thursday, January 22, 2015

22 January 2015

Einstein said "God does
Not play dice with the world"...But
He does with our lives.

22 January 2015
("I returned, and saw under the sun,
that the race is not to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong,
neither yet bread to the wise,
nor yet riches to men of understanding,
nor yet favour to men of skill;
but time and chance happeneth to them all."

Ecclesiastes, 9:11
Some people are lucky enough
to start with a huge lead.
Musing tonight on the role of chance
in our lives.)

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

20 January 2015

Frost covers the path
But I manage not to slip...
I'm safely inside.

20 January 2015

Monday, January 19, 2015

19 January 2015

Watching the sunset--
Purple and red horizon
Framed by bare branches.

19 January 2015

Sunday, January 18, 2015

18 January 2015

Just past midnight, and,
Between the rain and the wind,
I'm awake again.

18 January 2015
(That was last night.)

Saturday, January 17, 2015

17 December 2015

January thaw--
Warm breezes and sunny sky.
But not tomorrow.

17 January 2015

Friday, January 16, 2015

16 January 2015

Memories, again...
Walking in the rain, at night,
And holding her close.

16 January 2015

Thursday, January 15, 2015

15 January 2015

Sometimes, in winter,
I remember my first love,
And smile and smile and...

15 January 2015

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

14 January 2015

Clouds lit at sunset,
Folding, twisting, in the sky,
Looming above me.

14 January 2015
(Taken about 4:30 PM today.)






Tuesday, January 13, 2015

13 January 2015

When trying to land
On our frozen pond, a goose
Slid into the bank.

13 January 2015
(And it was funny to see)

Monday, January 12, 2015

12 January 2015

Grass poking up through
Melting snow, a reminder
That winter will end.

12 January 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2015

11 January 2015

Slipping and sliding
From the car to the front door.
Thank you, weather gods.

11 January 2015

Saturday, January 10, 2015

10 January 2015

Sorting old photos,
Remembering where, and when,
And who I was with,

10 January 2015
(Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy, October 2002) 
 
 


Thursday, January 8, 2015

8 January 2015

Grey skies, bitter cold.
The moon shines through thin clouds
As light through a veil.
8 January 2015

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

6 January 2015

Distant fiery clouds
Snow reflecting the night sky
A winter sunset

6 January 2015
(Taken earlier this evening,
through a  screened window.)
 
 


Monday, January 5, 2015

5 January 2015

Out in the sun room,
Reading, with music, our dog
Curled up next to me,

5 January 2015

Sunday, January 4, 2015

4 January 2014

Late this afternoon,
A light snow falling gently,
Covering the pines.

4 January 2015

Saturday, January 3, 2015

3 January 2015

Family dinner...
Good wine, good food, and good talk...
And two dogs playing.

3 January 2015

Friday, January 2, 2015

2 January 2015

The wind, late last night,
A constant, distant, murmur,
Keeping me from sleep.

2 January 2015

Thursday, January 1, 2015

1 January 2015

Fireworks at midnight,
Sunrise at eight...one year ends,
Another begins
1 January 2015