all here today...

is very quiet

~

my wish for where

you are

too 

on the shortest day...

usher in

the 

light

into the house on the crest of winter

a teeny tiny

spider

welcome into a warming space

to nestle

weave

and

dream 

my wish for you tonight...

 a soft and safe place

to rest your head 

in dreams of tomorrow

and more peaceful

days

ahead

in bloom

 

as long....

yesterday

spotted from the vantage point

of a seat on the bus

a line of birds gathered

high on a wire

a peaceful assembly

and as long

as there

are

birds

seen this morning:

the shadow of

a bird

but what is needed most

now:

doves

for 

real 

welcoming...

the calm

and welcoming

more

more

more 

across miles and oceans

what i send you in dreams:

a soft pillow

warm blanket

restful sleep

upon waking

loaves of bread

fresh water

clear skies

safe spaces

for you

for your loved ones

for all of us

everyone

everywhere

 

wishful forecasting

willing the rain

to stop falling

anytime

now

fill the skies

with butterflies

not a moment

too soon

we need their wings

right

now

winged ones

yesterday a visit

from a northern flicker

today

a magpie and sparrows

all are welcome

but most urgently needed:

doves

many many

many 

doves

send in the 

doves 

enough

lightpost in a dark alley

a strand of poplar leaves

illuminated

the room reflected back to us

after a windy day

all is quiet

indifferent to the 

news 

of 

the 

world

buffered

tranquil

still

winged ones

many feathers

touching down

today

I see you

 I see you...

a little lion

 

hanging on

as so many other blossoms

are waning

the portulaca

who have been shy

all summer

are bright 

crimson

faces turned to 

meet the waning rays

of soft

autumnal

sun 

the visitor

not quite the equinox

but an advisory

overnight

summer to autumn

falling in

with

Jack Frost 

ochre sky

eerie light today

from all the smoke

in the air

burnished

hazy

~

this can pass

anytime...

anytime

now 

reflections

for the third time today

a bird flying into the 

window

thankfully 

seemingly 

unharmed 

afterwards minor detours

flying away

~

adjustments required

new flight plans/

trajectories needed

for all of us

how to navigate ways through

the ever unfolding

world

in the air

the sun is shining

the smoke has cleared

and everything is 

calm

peaceful 

and perfectly

still

small paws labouring on the eve of Labour Day

gift tissues

here and there

kittens and tissues

here

and 

everywhere 

blue lune

hot

hot

hot

heat advisory in effect

a little more aqua

poured on

the wild seeded

sunflower

~

news from far and wide

high tides 

and even higher

on a perigee full moon

~

reaching out

wrapping arms around

safety nets

for

everyone

a bit more

higher

ground

Saturday perspective

watching a kitten

watch a kitten

watching a butterfly 

from the skies

willing some of

this rain today

to be redirected

to where it 

is so desperately

needed

this summer's shy blossoms

sweet peas

dahlias

portulaca

...

file under:

the better 

late

than never

department

smallest of the small

a tiny white spider

hitching a ride

on a jade blue/green linen dress

one late summer's day

just before 

a

new

moon

 

time out

some days

it's good to take a break 

from the worries

of the world

and bask for a few moments

in the beauty

of a late afternoon

sun

shower

soars

it's challenging

being a butterfly

on such a

windy

day 

zzz...

some afternoons

are for

sleeping... 

the second of the eighth

greeted in the morning

by a spider in the sink

long legs 

(not so itsy bitsy)

a welcome visitor

with a message:

'get weaving'

wayward gardener

thanks to

the squirrel

the bluejay

or the gust of wind

that sowed the seed

that is this season's 

single

sunflower

Wednesday in the garden

under rainy skies

the Cosmos are standing tall

blooming brightly

waiting patiently on

Sweet Peas

 

fleeting

today's news

of the world includes

projections of the gulf stream

(not good)

today's visitor:

a dragonfly 

darting all around the yard

and for a few moments

anxieties lift

and fly away

with 

her

fly by

and then a tiny finch comes to visit

just long enough to flit

from branch to branch

a flash of golden feathers

that stays in your mind's

eye

long after she has 

flown

away

 

lit

late afternoon

insect flight paths

breezy poplar leaves

silky spider skeins

all under summer sun

glistening 

wings

and then the smoke clears

and the visitors return

a pair of bluejays

a downy woodpecker

the 31st robin

and sparrows

sparrows

sparrows

absentia

very few birds

visiting today

thick air too smoky

for tiny

avian

lungs 

under grey skies

butterflies

lie low

in

the rain 

a new kind of feathering

it has been discovered that

crows and magpies

in belgium and the netherlands 

have begun harvesting 

bird deterrents: 

sharp steel spikes that would otherwise

have been hazardous to the birds

are now being dismantled and utilized

as nesting materials

~

corvidae A+

humans...not so much

Monday's tally

rain

thunder

hazy sky

and the first of the

emerging

daylilies

while a magpie

squawks

and 

squawks

and

squawks

 

Arachne

the spiders were very busy

today

weaving

a kinder

gentler

brave

new world 

circling

butterflies 

love our

anemones

and we love

butterflies

petals

hearts

everything

and then?

the day after

the hottest day ever recorded globally

so

where to

from

here? 

the first of the seventh

thunder through

sunshine

and back

again

tfw

you think your heart

might just burst

wide open

but only in 

the best

and most lovely

possible

ways

today's wings

and then a dragonfly

visits

a little magic

in

the 

air

however

momentarily

a gentle breeze

dappled sunlight

on the bishop's weed

and queen anne's lace 

a wasp hovers

dogs bark

as cats nap through

it

all

span

uplifting

sight

sparrow in flight

wee

spirited

wings

solstice + 1

some sun

some clouds

the sound of a mower

and

trucks trucks trucks

rainwater in pot saucers

pot saucer rainwater on the dahlia

a single sunflower sprouting

and one

sleepy 

bee

late afternoon rain...

brings evening song

birds' serenades

a sweet winding down

to

the

day 

thursday's bright spot

a yard full 

of daisies

on a rainy

afternoon 

incognito

the robins are not

making themselves seen

but they have a lot

to say

today 

visitors

three grey moths

one yellow butterfly

a solitary magpie

:

today's wings

scales

7 (high risk) on the air quality index

while a robin sings

and as long

as there

are

birds 

Monday in the dirt

cosmos

petunia

gazania 

wispy greenie

sweet peas

salvia

celosia

dahlia

leafy greenie

ageratum

begonia

begonia

 

Sunday tally

a long overdue

meet up with dear friends

and then

coming home to

ginger cat

tortie cat

keeping company

in the waning evening hours

after 

a heavy

humid

day

in the dirt

begonia begonia begonia

portulaca

pansies

geraniums

begonia begonia begonia

lantana

heliotrope

anenomes

marigolds

coleus

begonia

begonia

 

the first of the sixth

a small brown spider

descending an avocado door

on an overcast grey day

shades of late

spring

 

sun shower

this afternoon

sad news

the passing of a dear friend

and loved one

earlier

visits from a blue jay

shining sun

falling rain

and now 

calm

quiet

heavy hearts

waking up to...

a 'special air quality statement'...

'Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone's health even at low concentrations'

this morning's rating

10+ (on a scale of 10)

may day

may day 

ochre sky

the 19th robin

fence sitting

on a day

with an air quality advisory

due to all the smoke

from the wildfires

~

stay safe little one

mind

your

lungs 

ethereal

bright sun

leafing out

and days of

lemon

butterflies 

from the skies

some much needed rain

before the heat returns

~

thoughts for all of those

in harm's

way 

May Day

in the early afternoon

a huge 

buzzing

buzzing

buzzing

bumblebee

now

just after sunset

robins singing

singing

singing

let's get to work

let's get

busy

serious treetop talkin

if i were

a little bird

i would fly up

to the tallest branch

perch there and get down

to business

tell all of you 

far and wide

what i could see

and what needed to be done

to get things

in order

sing and sing and sing 

exhausting all the lung breaths

putting things right

so we could all get started

begin again

from tender places

of

the

heart

 

Orcinus

a white orca has been spotted

off the coast of California

spirited

wondrous waters

Monday Sights and Sounds

the fifth robin

the sixth robin

black cat on a green gazebo

ocelot cat on a brown fence

guitar

guitar

guitar...

Earth Day

waking up

to sweet serenades

~

and as long

as there

are 

birds

a new moon and...

the first robin

Wednesday airtime

small birds

singing 

big songs

in

the

sun 

8 wings

4 crows

perched high above

the avenue

greeting

Saturday

morning

the view from here...

 

Thursday's list...

~ magpies magpies magpies

~ a man pushing a big dog in a buggy

~ a friendly woman in crimson shoes

~ a man with two kids in a stroller walking a small dog in a grey sweater

~ holiday shoppers

~ shop keepers

~ a blue mural painted on a brick wall that says 'Life is Beautiful'

...

all of the

above

down the wire...

yet to be seen

but rumours 

abound

of robins...

several

gathered together

~

yes please

swing by this way

crimson feathered

friends

 

on the last of the third...

under the sun

the shadow of

a wing 

before it flies

away

Wednesday's wish...

as long as there

are

birds

mixing it up

a sunny day

~one of the first this spring~

some of it spent

chipping away at ice

and snow

and surprised to find

that even after a long winter

you find yourself feeling

a little melancholy

as it all begins 

to melt

away 

airwaves

heard

but not seen

a bird

in 

the woods 

ting

a bell

is

ringing 

today

somewhere

today

fluffy snowflakes falling

in the sun

then 

melting

melting

melting

***

tonight 

turning clocks forward

***

heading

the 

other

way 

in dreams...

bluebirds

fill

the 

sky 

one day...

peace

will break out

all around

the

world

mercury...

mittens for everyone

scarves for everyone

toques for everyone

wool socks for everyone 

safe and warm spaces and places

for

every

one

Malvaceae

 

taking flight

Flaco the owl

is on the lam

having escaped from an enclosure

at the NYC zoo...

now hanging in Central Park

and apparently tapping into

hunting instincts

...

some green space

in the middle 

of Manhattan

where 

the wild things

are

   

 

be mine...

 

Cyanocitta cristata

and then a jay

flits by

with its distinct call

and beautiful markings

vibrant blue splashes

on an otherwise

grey

day

today's hope...

for

healing wings

wrapping all around

embracing

everyone

everywhere

the 1st of the 2nd

and everything is

white

white

white

~

gently falling

on 

boughs

fences

plant pots

bird houses

~

white

white

white

cedars and bohemians

an earful of waxwings

here this morning

filling the sky

swooping down

a museum

in

flight

the visitor

this morning

a bird flew by

too swiftly to register

except for its colour

soft downy grey

a dove?

a pigeon?

ghost magpie?

here

and then

gone

~

come again

feather friend

stay

a little longer

next time 

in the hood

and then one evening

a coyote runs down the street

in front of your house

~

a little excitement

in your corner

of

the

city

eyes to the skies

four magpies

alighted on the branches

of a fir tree

here

and then...

gone