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

time out in the sun

Columbidae

the pigeons were busy roosting
above Alberta Avenue
all hovered together
and in fine communal form
just in time
for Family Day

popsicle streets

freezing rain today
slippy slip slips
fast and loose
for Cupid

mimsy monday

one of us is under the weather today
not feeling up to his usual sprightly self
hoping that it passes as quickly as it came on
busses and kisses
to the small sir