August 6, 2011

picking
strawberries with
a slug


blooming
acorn squash
dogs play


summer day
new art hung
change of pace
slowing down
lots of reading

August 6, 2011

picking
strawberries with
a slug


blooming
acorn squash
dogs play


summer day
new art hung
change of pace
slowing down
lots of reading

August 5, 2011

slug trails
glistening
on bark


painful back
quiet day reading
vet removes
stitches
and staples

August 4, 2011

shower
a balancing act
wobbly platform


morning shower
back goes out
day spent
in recliner
reading

August 3, 2011

healing path
daughter’s
text message


summer day
teaching
new and
returning
students

August 2, 2011

bevy of
baby robins splashing
in turtle pond


blue skies
silver lining
without clouds


crash bang
kitchen cabinets
coming and going
reading in my recliner
Sasha in my lap

August 1, 2011

roller skates
summer freedom


green tomato
black prince
season’s first


laid to rest
black capped
chickadee


tomato plant
gift from student
first to bear fruit




upgrade to lion
now up is down
and down is up


demanding cat
escaping dog
long nap
good book
lovely day