ladies lunch club

ladies lunch club-

endless chatter

while seed shells splatter

kitchen al fresco

kitchen al fresco- 

end of season

shasta daisy pollen

ranch garage

ranch garage-

before tractors

great grandpa’s horses

coat closet

coat closet-

arctic cold front

spending the night

sun-dried sea-buckthorn

sunday brunch- 

small sample nibble

sun-dried sea-buckthorn

the bathroom window cat

our bathroom-

always the window cat

endlessly staring at nothing

wood fire supper

wood fire supper-

rice hand winnowed

in this morning’s wind

snug in our tent

autumn dusk-

snug in our tent

savoring the rain patter

a trail to the kitchen

living room-

sunk in its deep carpet

a trail to the kitchen

the cat in the living room

the living room-

since the computer arrived 

only the cat goes there

Xiuhecuhtli- turquoise lord

turquoise lord- 

warmth from his fire

food during famine

neuronal circuits

neuronal circuits-

the very structure of our brains

etched in fallen snowflakes

fifty shades of blue

fifty shades of blue-

frozen in the starlight

from a billion suns

morning train

Claude Monet- Gare Saint- Lazarre (1877)

morning train-

slowly steaming into

smoky shades of blue

winter sun in fog

finally the sun-

burning through

winter morning fog

the geisha's fan

the geisha’s fan-

unhanded in green grass

robins have found it

gate of hell

gate of hell-

hope abandoned, retrieved

by the words of poets

red rag doll

red rag doll-

no one ever

holds her

sun rising, morning red falling

sun rising-

morning red

falling

winter dawn

winter dawn-

soft sparkle snow

falling from the sun

winter coming- orange songbird tears

winter coming-

orange songbird tears

falling on autumn leaves

pelican flock

pelican flock-

guarding their refuge

daylight summer moon

pier barnacles

pier barnacles-

salt water plankton

arrives twice a day

childhood cottonwood

childhood cottonwood-

from afternoon shade

grandma’s laughter

raven flys down for a look

winter sun-

raven wings down

for a flying look

river fractals

golden river-

to find your way

mirror the autumn leaf

autumn leaves frozen together

autumn leaves-

all winter long

frozen together

forest in moonlight

old edge forest-

pulled out for the night

by the full winter moon

missing the sounds of summer

winter morning-

missing the sounds

of warm fuzzy summer

summer garden

summer garden-

geese honking, my face

covered with mosquitoes

a salmon tails in her roe

milky white water

polished glacial gravel-

a salmon tails in her roe

autumn potpourri exposed

full moon-

autumn potpourri

exposed

winter sunset

winter sunset-

a flock of Redpolls

diving into my willow

autumn leaves return

winter sun-

autumn leaves

return

ice window

ice window-

winter sun

finally let in

mother's boots

mother’s boots-

the tear filled laughter

around our last campfire

yak butter tea

yak butter tea

one sweet salty sip-

a circle of soft smiles

winter afternoon tea

winter afternoon-

walking to Vidas

for a cup of tea

winter dusk

winter dusk-

skis clacking

on break-up ice

rice harvest

harvest-

my grandma 

sharpens her sickle

cold winter sun

winter sun-

pale white light

cold on my face

grill caramelize- wispy sweet flavors

grill caramelize-

wispy sweet flavors

taste of pepper smoke tears

endless rolls of rolling logs

these trucks-

endless rolls

of rolling logs

cayenne pepper-my tears can't dose the fire

cayenne pepper-

my tears cannot

douse the fire

most beautiful in winter sun

this tree-

most beautiful

in winter sun

winter sun dance

snow prance

winter sun dance-

her yearling playing

Chilcotin winter

daylight full moon-

red fox mother

starts barking

a flower blooms

raw sheep milk
add thistle for curdling-
a flower blooms

black sage in winter dawn

black sage-

winter dawn

has found it

queijo de cariboo- bighorn ewes milk cheese

queijo de cariboo-

bighorn ewes milk

curdled with canada thistle