Poecile

chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
chickadee...

a museum of waxwings...

'Steve'

'strong thermal emission velocity enhancement
an optical manifestation of a sub-auroral ion drift'
not quite the usual northern lights
but a purple band in the sky
'a visible strip of ionized gas traveling at 4 miles per second'
Nasa is inviting skywatchers to report sightings
to its Aurorasaurus project

as we await the equinox
all eyes to the skies

pre-spring walkabout checklist

• sidewalks clear
• sidewalks with puddles
• sidewalks with ice
• sidewalks with puddles covered with ice
• sidewalks with sand
• sidewalks with gravel
• sidewalks with ice de-melter sprinkled down
• still standing christmas decorations
• snow forts
• snow people
• thawing dog poop
• dog poop in baggies
• rabbit poops
• melting windrows
• squints in sunlight
• rivulets of water

as winter winds down

riding the thread

bus
bus
train
bus

been riding public transit for several weeks now
soon to wind down
and onto other things

routes
roads
tracks
words and yarns

'spinning away'
thanks brian eno
thanks john cale
a little inspiration along the way

paws and socks