July 31, 2011

three cats
two hands
sunday morning lie in


robin
perched
yard ornament


spinners assembled
placed in the yard
quilt planning visit
relaxing
with a good book

July 30, 2011

caw
answers caw
laundry beckons


son runs 50 mile race
daughter conducts concert
mom naps


weekend
chores accomplished
lovely nap
recovering
lovely summer day

July 29, 2011

biopsy shows
clean margins
butterfly stops by


good news
from our vet
more construction
errands and appointments
good book

July 28, 2011

picking up Sasha
slug crossing
purple deck


everyone home
living room furniture
in storage
new routines
together again

July 27, 2011

all my babies
back on island
if not home


10:15 PM
surgeon calls
Chauncey’s back surgery
successful
prognosis good


Chauncey home
unhappily confined
Sasha’s surgery
successful
resting at her vet’s

July 26, 2011

dog awaiting surgery
seven plump red
strawberries


more emergencies
another day waiting
Chauncey’s surgery
finally begins 6:45PM
now 3 hours more waiting

July 25, 2011

along the fence top
one robin
chasing another


family incomplete
Chauncey awaiting
back surgery
bumped by emergencies
still waiting


early morning
ferry ride
heavy rains all day
afternoon spent
reading and napping

July 24, 2011

dragonfly
flitting outside
lifting melancholy


things change
trite aphorism
wish they wouldn’t


unforgiving paragon
softly whispers
trite toyetic thoughts


sunny summer day
writing poetry
reading and napping
resting up for
upcoming stressful week

July 23, 2011

hummers drinking
pond fountain
sprays


a slug
on my lettuce
set free


monday transport
arranged
two new
paintings hung
lovely summer day

July 22, 2011

early morning
robin dangling
a worm


upcoming week
two surgeries
quiet weekend
needed
to prepare

July 21, 2011

chickadee
on fence post
chattering


back healing
tutor one student
errands
napping
and reading


loud meows
cats object
to new
feeding
schedule

July 20, 2011

strong winds
pine needles
in the pond


Sasha’s oncologist
not worried
surgery next week


Sasha’s oncologist
positive
surgery next week
cats unsettled
new feeding routine


still unwell
taught bridge class
afternoon of
reading
and napping


wandering
outside
Oliver takes
unexpected dip
in dragon pond

July 19, 2011

cloudy day
fir branch tips
daylight stars


back pain
plumber and
electrician
recliner time
another book enjoyed

July 18, 2011

slug
roaming free
pansies wink


bees mating
on a purple
door jam


trenches dug
pipes broken
and repaired
trenches filled
plants replanted


slugs spotted
and rescued
queen bee
mating on door jamb
super day

July 17, 2011

shadows

faded memories

alternate realities

meyerling despot

mine to vanquish

with love

no clue 

how to highlight basil 

for me and mine

mine despot named basil

digging to meyerling

highlights clue to wealth

mystery of

myerling

did despots

determine 

the day

quiet rainy

summer day

reading 

in my recliner

with Sasha

July 16, 2011

building 

sand castles

my son and I

sun shining

rain pouring

ambivalent weather

matching

life

July 15, 2011

birds singing

words dance

in my head

vet calls

sasha’s cancer

returned

nothing else

matters

July 14, 2011

rains

in July

green grass

back surgery

vet finds new lump

student no show

nice nap

chocolate muffins

July 13, 2011

a unicorn and

a dragon cavort

summer day

tutoring

running errands

teaching, therapy

reading and napping

summer day

July 12, 2011

after six months

new roof 

finally finished

polar bears, other

indigenous species

losing habitats

quiet day

spent reading

in my recliner

with my

pets

June 11, 2011

morning surprise

a doe standing

in my garden

soliloquy by

an antagonist causes

proper antagonism

angel delivers proper

soliloquy with passion

antagonist flutters by

doctor’s appointment

eye exam

reading a novel

too good to

put down

July 10, 2011

cat toy

pull strip from

envelope flap

in and out

of the sprinkler

a robin

quiet day

lots of time

in my recliner

napping and 

reading

July 9, 2011

water frog

snails and baby fish

pond teeming with life

day of chores

with more digging

for sprinklers

miss my solitude

but managed a nap

July 8, 2011

picking

fresh strawberries

summer breakfast

indomitable spirit

dancing the 

galliard alone

yeah the galliard

may be out of fashion

but it’s indomitable

sinus surgery

followed immediately

by sinus infection

unusual but then

so am I

July 7, 2011

vet neurologist
long wait for MRI
piercing bark splitting head

day begins one way
quickly switching gears
ferry ride to Tacoma
hours at neurologist
home again, jiggity jig

July 6, 2011

hot summer day

black-capped chickadee

jumping branch to branch

long exhausting day

teaching new bridge class

nearly twenty students

dog to vet for x-rays

collapsing now

July 5, 2011

cleaning pond

filter and fountain

summer day

arthritic dog

lies in hot sun

finding comfort

construction uproar

hummingbird searches 

for feeder

butterfly

darting in and out

serenity

consider yourself

to be moonish

coalesce

construction resumes

trim work

dentist appointment

nice nap

quiet evening

July 4, 2011

my pets and I

dreaming of rain

canceling fireworks

chickadee

on the fence

scolding the dogs

the jargonaut

celebrates by finding

gnu homophones

jargonauts meat

nu homophones

two many too count

lovely day

in spite of holiday

yardwork sorts nicely

lots of poetry

and new friends

July 3, 2011

rescuing snails

from pond filter

water lily blooms

strawberry blossoms

become breakfast for

slugs and me

little worm

wiggling on my finger

returns to wild

out my window

spotting a green slug

with black spots

fortunately 

not a firecracker

happy birthday, sis

vashon island

constant return

unfunny to adduce spin

constant return

to my home

on my island

judges adduce

the spin prank 

unfunny

gorgeous day

solitude

watering garden

blogging, reading

writing poetry

July 2, 2011

picking strawberries

monarch butterfly

flits past

weekly bath

drying dog

worm wiggles by

the gamboge bee

adduces

order is vital

gamboge flowers

attract hummers

in order after red

I adduce

gamboge ribbons

are in order for all

beautiful day

lovely shower

chores done

lots of strawberries

internet working again

July 1, 2011

robin

in the sprinkler

dogs run away

tired  

exhausted

discourage

overwhelmed

need for solitude