30 April, 2011

it feels like winter
on this last day of April —
robin on the fence

Lafayette, Colorado

29 April, 2011

the fragrance of the
blossoming trees in the air —
the clouds, thick and low

Lafayette, Colorado

28 April, 2011

the midnight sky is
a mix of thin clouds and stars —
the dog licks his lips

Lafayette, Colorado

27 April, 2011

no clouds in the sky
on this cold and starry night —
the dog barks just once

Lafayette, Colorado

26 April, 2011

cool, cloudy evening—
blackbirds, finches, & squirrels
at the bird feeders

Lafayette, Colorado

25 April, 2011

after the rainstorm
the hidden stars are revealed —
cars on the wet road

Lafayette, Colorado

24 April, 2011

a robin returns
to its nest and leaves again —
wet Easter Sunday

Lafayette, Colorado

23 April, 2011

two inches up north
but just a few snowflakes here —
Holy Saturday

Lafayette, Colorado

22 April, 2011

the wind has died down
on this Good Friday evening —
the hoot of an owl

Lafayette, Colorado

21 April, 2011

a solemn moment
at church on Holy Thursday —
a flash of lightning

Lafayette, Colorado

20 April, 2011

silhouettes of trees
against the cloudy night sky —
dog on the wet grass

Lafayette, Colorado

19 April, 2011

clouds hide the full moon —
reflection of the streetlight
on the wet asphalt

Lafayette, Colorado

18 April, 2011

crabapple blossoms —
the cloudy sky grows darker
as the storm rolls in

Lafayette, Colorado

17 April, 2011

two large birds of prey
circle above the treetops —
a secluded beach

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

16 April, 2011

full moon in two days —
the strange drone of the oil rig
out in Weld County

Lafayette, Colorado

15 April 2011

one black sock is pinned
to the laundromat’s corkboard—
the moon, almost full

East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado

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14 April, 2011

the waves on the lake
roll through the sun's reflection —
footprints on the beach

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

13 April, 2011

unfamiliar view
since the trees have been removed —
first big rain of spring

Lafayette, Colorado

12 April, 2011

dark after moonset —
a pair of owls are nearby,
hooting back and forth

Lafayette, Colorado

11 April, 2011

the season's first bat
feasts upon flying insects —
birds sing at twilight

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

10 April, 2011

a daddy longlegs
waits on the ceiling for food —
the sleeping dog snores

Lafayette, Colorado

9 April, 2011

the sprinklers have soaked
the lawn and the sidewalk, too —
Cassiopeia

Lafayette, Colorado

8 April, 2011

after a late walk
the dog drinks from the birdbath —
blossoms on the trees

Lafayette, Colorado

7 April, 2011 #2

robins and others
in the trees along Coal Creek —
a wet dog pisses

Flagg Park, Lafayette, Colorado

7 April, 2011

robins bounce along
as they search the ground for food —
a small swarm of gnats

Flagg Park, Lafayette, Colorado

6 April, 2011

no moon, no starlight
on this cloudy spring evening —
raindrops on my coat

Lafayette, Colorado

5 April, 2011

tiny clouds above
cottonwoods bathed in sunlight —
symphony of birds

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

4 April, 2011

buds on the branches —
no clouds in the western sky
to obscure the stars

Lafayette, Colorado

3 April, 2011

juniper bushes —
just a light dusting of snow
in the early spring

Lafayette, Colorado

2 April, 2011

a motorcycle
has upset the plump of geese —
silence at the pond

Lafayette, Colorado

1 April, 2011

on this cloudy night
the air and the trees are still —
a mallard quacks twice

Lafayette, Colorado

31 March, 2011

unfamiliar stars
on this night without a moon —
the sound of wind chimes

Lafayette, Colorado

30 March, 2011

Orion and wind
on this moonless spring evening —
a raccoon scurries

Lafayette, Colorado

29 March, 2011

the morning's snowfall
has been melted by the sun —
wet dandelions

Lafayette, Colorado

28 March, 2011

it's not as windy
here on this side of the lake —
a fisherman waits

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

27 March, 2011

clouds obscure the moon
on this cold night in late March —
smoke from a chimney

Lafayette, Colorado

26 March, 2011

a quiet spring night —
the reflection of the trees
on the placid lake

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

25 March, 2011

all is calm tonight
after a week of high winds —
a pack of coyotes

Lafayette, Colorado

24 March, 2011

on this spring evening
all is quiet at the lake —
the honk of a goose

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

23 March, 2011

the wind has died down —
the cottonwood's silhouette
against a clear sky

Lafayette, Colorado

22 March, 2011

an empty playground —
the branches on the sidewalk
and the howling wind

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

21 March, 2011

the March winds carry
the scent of smoke from Golden —
whitecaps on the lake

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

20 March, 2011

staring at the moon
in these last hours of winter —
the hoot of an owl

Lafayette, Colorado

19 March, 2011

perigee full moon —
its brightness obscured by this
mysterious haze

Lafayette, Colorado

18 March, 2011

bright and hazy day —
is it a sign of spring, or
the plume from Japan?

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

17 March, 2011

on St. Patricks Day 
broken and burnt cattail stalks,
birds in the distance

Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette, Colorado

14 October, 2004

icy autumn night —

looking for the moon, I find

bird’s nest silhouette


Lafayette, Colorado


9 October, 2004

beneath the streetlight —

the fluorescent yellow leaves

hiding the sidewalk


Lafayette, Colorado


5 October, 2004

the old creaking fence —

flashes in the moonless sky

without the thunder


Lafayette, Colorado


2 October, 2004

after the shower —

just a few scattered blackbirds,

a low-flying hawk


Lafayette, Colorado


28 September, 2004

golden leaves pressed flat

against the basketball court —

moon behind the clouds


Lafayette, Colorado


26 September, 2004

a goose calls out twice
as Orion disappears —
just before sunrise

Lafayette, Colorado

25 September, 2004

cool September breeze —

smoke from the chiminea,

two crickets chirping


Lafayette, Colorado

22 September, 2004

perched on a stop sign
the mynah bird screams at cars —
first rain of autumn

55th Street & Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado