kittens snoozing in the sun
gently swaying gazebo bird feeder in the sun
strings of patio lights in the sun
newly swept snow drifts in the sun
crimson mountain ash berries in the sun
remaining hours of January daylight in the sun
patiently awaiting tomorrow's new moon
in
the
sun
reminding myself
that months from now
this now white
white
snow covered yard
will be filled with blossoming daisies
presently
sleeping
ming the clam
---an ocean quahog...marine bivalve---
was the oldest animal in the world
ming the clam
lived from 1499 to 2006
according to lines of annual growth on its shell
ming the clam
was belived to have been 507 years old
a lot of life
in one little quahog
in the age of loss and extinction
some remarkable sightings:
a rare blanket octopus
in the depths of the ocean
swaddling us all
in waves of hope
