RedDragonfly

10-15 first snow of the year mosquito on the window hopefully the last 10-1 smells of autumn rain, crockpot first test of the furnace 9-15 neighborhood rooster morning announcements now remind me of Maui 9-1 sleepy holiday morning white hairs in my husband's stubble

30 giving toys away to friends' dogs all except her favorite triceratops 29 dinner out long discussion of Winterfell defense tactics 28 melting snow shining drops falling from the new leaves 27 car in a snowbank beside the highway yellow tape fluttering 26 late snow everyone forget how to drive? 25 looking for my horse in the snowy pasture by blanket color 24 four identical houseplants in the same window but one is dead 23 outdoor cat appears all our cats at the window with puffed tails 22 eating healthy all week but today I need cookies

21 cage door open- but the store-bought bird remains 20 from the window reflecting rainbows fall into the dog's water dish 19 morning walk around the lake geese and ducks wander 18 old cat chewing the houseplants in a sunny window 17 in my neighbor's yard irises are starting to grow I just have dandelions 16 bouquets of flowers a reminder of beauty and life in death's season 15 we duck our heads so we don't have to see people walking with dogs

14 vet receipts and locks of hair still in my purse untouched 13 chickadee in the tree cat in the kitchen window chirping at each other 12 another storm is coming a herd of clouds racing across the sky 11 new favorite song humming all day 10 spring snow heavy on branches full of new leaves 9 muddy pasture another rusty horseshoe to match to a hoof 8 Monday morning following the school buses silence

7 the house seems so quiet lonesome without a dog 6 cold snap- tea cups piling up in the sink 5 cloudy and still a respectful silence at the funeral 4 rain dripping from slighty-open window better go check them all 3 oncoming clouds- illusion of a different skyline 2 walking the pasture melting snow reveals a hint of green 1 hot coffee walking carefully to my temp desk

Napili Bay first day on the island can't eat much due to land-sickness Ka'anapali Bay whales breaching we watch them until the sun is gone Poelua Bay all hike long the ocean draws the eye stopping and staring Maalaea Bay little fish jumping I wonder what hunts them under the waves Kapalua Bay after snorkeling we are ponderous and slow like turtles on dry land Ho'okipa Beach white shell beach doesn't pack like sand does we stagger hand-in-hand Hana Bay black beach we walk alone with the receding tide Ho'okipa Beach sea turtles ponderous on land soar when they swim Auʻau Channel last evening in Lahaina sunset over cloud-covered i

on top of the mountain the moon looks so big summer Monday cool quiet of the library after the playground lined up to cross the street a band of wanderers shaggy bighorn sheep scaring the grasshoppers up from the path we are orbited by swallows marmot sunning on a rock I get out my camera and he turns his back my husband grumbles "bloody paparazzi!" I forgot my umbrella and I bought a new one so it didn't rain

every song woven subtle shades and shadow a tapestry of sky 5-1-16 SMT dreaming clouds float over the quilted farmlands 5-4-16 RD moving patterns hoof and mane also disregard fences 5-4-16 SMT hidden beauty as the winter coat sheds shiny dapples appear 5-9-16 RD bit by bit such things are revealed horse within storm...and yet more 5-10-16 SMT spring breezes reveal the mud hidden under the mane 5-11-16 RD nothing compares to the joy expressed by a horse...rolling in the dust 5-12-16 SMT mud puddle to splash in- now all the horses have black legs 5-14-16 RD coordinated leggings team equine...front and center cheering practice begins

a favorite star is really a galaxy- hidden fractal depths 4-2-16 RD infinite pattern a deeper cascade into beauty 4-3-16 SMT in the dark between Las Vegas and Los Angeles live all the stars 4-5-16 RD intangible connections patterns within patterns constantly shifting 4-7-16 SMT reaching us from a distance one family of stars shine so bright 4-7-16 RD from their drays squirrels ponder their own constellations 4-8-16 SMT skygazing flounder what stars do you see from the bottom to the top 4-10-16 RD twinkle twinkle wave and fin ripples split the sky again 4-10-16 SMT spinner dolphins fly so high launch into the summer sky 4-11-16 RD b

at the piano old hands still know the tune 3-2-16 RD a collection of paws an impromptu collaboration a quiet elegance 3-2-16 SMT muddy path hoofprints pawprints footprints I follow the story 3-4-16 RD intricate puzzle cohesive patterns impromptu tessellations 3-5-16 SMT windstorm dust devils wander the pastures 3-6-16 RD standing still silently calling... they hear me 3-7-16 SMT empty street cold wind blows in the rain 3-7-16 RD across the field scattered islands both horses and weeds 3-8-16 SMT cluster of Canadian Geese between the herds of horses 3-13-16 RD horse and feathers hooves and bill improv conversations 3-13-16 SMT s