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Showing posts from January, 2020

31 January 2020

Too much commotion. So I welcome quiet nights, And even my dreams. 31 January 2020

29 January 2020

Reading an old book, Remembering my childhood... When that book was new. 29 January 2020

27 January 2020

Deep into winter, And still the songbirds greet me Every morning. 27 January 2020

26 January 2020

In January, Night comes early and ends late. I still don't sleep well. 26 January 2020

23 January 2020

After nightfall and Neither stars nor moon, only Cold, persistent rain. 23 January 2020

21 January 2020

Walking carefully Across a snow-covered street Trying not to fall. 21 January 2020

20 January 2020

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Take a stone, shape it As your mind's eye sees it, and Then give it away. 20 January 2020| (A gift, from a friend, years ago)

19 January 2020

After daylong rain, Cloudy skies, cold winds.  Reason Enough to stay in. 19 January 2020

18 January 2020

I can feel the cold-- A feather brushing my neck, A chill down my spine. 18 January 2020

17 January 2020

Squirrels frolicking In the late afternoon sun Up a tree, then down. 17 January 2020

16 January 2020

A pond full of geese. They've been missing for a while. And have gone again. 16 January 2020

13 January 2020

The hawk has returned, Perching in the same tree and Watching and waiting. 13 January 2020 (See the 2 January 2020 entr y.)

12 January 2020

The storms have ended. With tonight's cold, the puddles Become sheets of ice. 12 January 2020

11 January 2020

A river of rain runs Down the street and another Runs through the back yard. 11 January 2020 (Which is what happens after 2 solid days of storms.)

10 January 2020

Constant rain today-- The geese could swim in the yard, It they weren't hiding. 10 January 2020

9 January 2020

Forty eight hours of storms-- Torrential rain, gusting winds... But, at least, no snow. 9 January 2020

8 January 2020

Driving through the mist, Reaching home as the storm starts, Trapped in the car. 8 January 2019

8 January 2020

Old songs in my head, Warnings from the past about A rush into war. 8 January 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG_Nlndh-pU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTbI7FCLl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrIDWnLQyYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE3vXyi7l_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEmI_FT4YHU

7 January 2020

I'm watching the geese Paddling around the pond. Are they never cold? 7 January 2020

3 January 2020

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Just after sunset, Leafless, ghost-like sentinels Lining the pavement. 3 January 2020 (Taken about 6 PM, 1/3/20)

2 January 2020

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Two hawks in the trees, Waiting for something tasty To come into range. 2 January2020 (Photos taken about noon today

1 January 2020

The new year begins... For January, a warm Day--and bright sunshine. 1 January 2020