No frost yet; the purple geranium still flowers. Reflected sun from an upstairs window illuminates one yellow grape leaf.
Wednesday October 30, 2019
Sun through thin clouds. Over the wind, the sound of an electric chainsaw cutting and muttering.
Tuesday October 29, 2019
A starling flock leaves the big ash tree all at once, their cacophony turned into a hush of wings. The sun comes almost fully out.
Monday October 28, 2019
Clear and cold. A contrail feathers in several directions. The dog makes a half-hearted run at a wood pigeon, who takes a half-hearted hop.
Sunday October 27, 2019
Bright sun illuminates the fading elder leaves, bejewels the rain-soaked grass, polishes the fresh dog turd.
Saturday October 26, 2019
Dawn. A gull flies sideways below lowering clouds. The silhouette of a small cat appears on the wall behind the neighbor’s bird feeder.
Friday October 25, 2019
Rain and sun together. A goldfinch gleans seeds stuck to the shit-splattered leaves below the feeder.
Thursday October 24, 2019
Looking out at the pouring rain and a few sodden birds hunched at the feeders, I catch a whiff of pancakes through the walls.
Wednesday October 23, 2019
On a gray day, the goldfinches’ faces look redder than ever. A dunnock enters the cage with the suet and settles in to eat.
Tuesday October 22, 2019
Bright sun at last! I notice that the bottommost layer of seeds in the bird feeder have sprouted.