James' backyard

hammock under spruce
small absent-minded clouds drift

towards oblivion


3 pm, Strasbourg, France

twisted Jeffrey pine
knife-edge ridge, clouds far below
solitude arrives

--May 12, descending Mt. Baldy

back from St. Olaf
photo in front of cactus
to send to new friends
-- 24 Feb 2018

levitating hawk

floats above steep-walled canyon

while dark clouds whip by

-- 15 January 2018

Semester abroad

"I'll have to dress up.
That black cardigan might work."
packing for Cairo

14 December 2017, San Diego

family of goats
blocking my trail while eating
then, back to the farm
5 July 2016, Giverny

two hundred ninety
five kilometers per hour
sideways rain, thunder
23 July 2016