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Rain, hip pain, peace, espresso
Yesterday’s groupers
A sheep head fish turning male
A one eyed snowy plover
Then floating under the moon
In warm water, friends and cold plunge,
Let the year roll out gently
Yesterday’s groupers
A sheep head fish turning male
A one eyed snowy plover
Then floating under the moon
In warm water, friends and cold plunge,
Let the year roll out gently
December 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Rain, hip pain, peace, espresso
Yesterday’s groupers
A sheep head fish turning male
A one eyed snowy plover
Then floating under the moon
In warm water, friends and cold plunge,
Let the year roll out gently
Yesterday’s groupers
A sheep head fish turning male
A one eyed snowy plover
Then floating under the moon
In warm water, friends and cold plunge,
Let the year roll out gently
No waves but a wind-whipped sea
I paddle with sea lions
Barking, splashing and jumping
Lively sleek bodies
Slender, streamlined and perfect
Loosing balance - splash
- laughing I climb back
On my board refreshed
Re-set and fully alive
I paddle with sea lions
Barking, splashing and jumping
Lively sleek bodies
Slender, streamlined and perfect
Loosing balance - splash
- laughing I climb back
On my board refreshed
Re-set and fully alive
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
No waves but a wind-whipped sea
I paddle with sea lions
Barking, splashing and jumping
Lively sleek bodies
Slender, streamlined and perfect
Loosing balance - splash
- laughing I climb back
On my board refreshed
Re-set and fully alive
I paddle with sea lions
Barking, splashing and jumping
Lively sleek bodies
Slender, streamlined and perfect
Loosing balance - splash
- laughing I climb back
On my board refreshed
Re-set and fully alive
Quiet on water
The quiet after the storm
Gently floating tide and wind
Through vast water and green hills
A friend that can hold silence
Sea creatures at rest
The earth at its best
The quiet after the storm
Gently floating tide and wind
Through vast water and green hills
A friend that can hold silence
Sea creatures at rest
The earth at its best
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Quiet on water
The quiet after the storm
Gently floating tide and wind
Through vast water and green hills
A friend that can hold silence
Sea creatures at rest
The earth at its best
The quiet after the storm
Gently floating tide and wind
Through vast water and green hills
A friend that can hold silence
Sea creatures at rest
The earth at its best
The Storm ripped an ornament
From the Christmas tree
Little redwood seeds
Shaped like tiny fighter planes
Leaving rust red stains
Will the earth receive
Or will they compost?
May the growing light
Bring forth new earth consciousness
From the Christmas tree
Little redwood seeds
Shaped like tiny fighter planes
Leaving rust red stains
Will the earth receive
Or will they compost?
May the growing light
Bring forth new earth consciousness
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Storm ripped an ornament
From the Christmas tree
Little redwood seeds
Shaped like tiny fighter planes
Leaving rust red stains
Will the earth receive
Or will they compost?
May the growing light
Bring forth new earth consciousness
From the Christmas tree
Little redwood seeds
Shaped like tiny fighter planes
Leaving rust red stains
Will the earth receive
Or will they compost?
May the growing light
Bring forth new earth consciousness
Sun peaks through dark clouds
Days getting longer
I feel the weight of the year
In my body and the world
Let’s shake it up and evolve
Days getting longer
I feel the weight of the year
In my body and the world
Let’s shake it up and evolve
December 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sun peaks through dark clouds
Days getting longer
I feel the weight of the year
In my body and the world
Let’s shake it up and evolve
Days getting longer
I feel the weight of the year
In my body and the world
Let’s shake it up and evolve
Peace, friends, water, and drink -
A candle on a grey day -
Large sycamore leaves
Blanket grass and street -
There comes the sweeping machine.
We cover the world
With asphalt - not leaves
A candle on a grey day -
Large sycamore leaves
Blanket grass and street -
There comes the sweeping machine.
We cover the world
With asphalt - not leaves
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Peace, friends, water, and drink -
A candle on a grey day -
Large sycamore leaves
Blanket grass and street -
There comes the sweeping machine.
We cover the world
With asphalt - not leaves
A candle on a grey day -
Large sycamore leaves
Blanket grass and street -
There comes the sweeping machine.
We cover the world
With asphalt - not leaves
Mist and memories
Of a turquoise bay
No matter if the sky is gray
Emerald, opal
Piercing beauty -hidden beach
Feeling wonder is enough
Of a turquoise bay
No matter if the sky is gray
Emerald, opal
Piercing beauty -hidden beach
Feeling wonder is enough
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Mist and memories
Of a turquoise bay
No matter if the sky is gray
Emerald, opal
Piercing beauty -hidden beach
Feeling wonder is enough
Of a turquoise bay
No matter if the sky is gray
Emerald, opal
Piercing beauty -hidden beach
Feeling wonder is enough
Swampy mud sucks slowly down
The squashy pull of withdrawal
Clams and crusty critters thrive
The smell of fermented clay
Force of swamp death- down down down
I try to outrun
Go fast-on all fours
Reach my paddle board
Covered in thick mud
The squashy pull of withdrawal
Clams and crusty critters thrive
The smell of fermented clay
Force of swamp death- down down down
I try to outrun
Go fast-on all fours
Reach my paddle board
Covered in thick mud
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Swampy mud sucks slowly down
The squashy pull of withdrawal
Clams and crusty critters thrive
The smell of fermented clay
Force of swamp death- down down down
I try to outrun
Go fast-on all fours
Reach my paddle board
Covered in thick mud
The squashy pull of withdrawal
Clams and crusty critters thrive
The smell of fermented clay
Force of swamp death- down down down
I try to outrun
Go fast-on all fours
Reach my paddle board
Covered in thick mud
My face in the morning mist
The cool wet sprinkles
Then I remember
Defeat filling out
Simple online forms
My brain racing, rejecting
The tedious task
And failing fully
Will I get through life like this?
Survival of the fittest
Or just rote repetition
The cool wet sprinkles
Then I remember
Defeat filling out
Simple online forms
My brain racing, rejecting
The tedious task
And failing fully
Will I get through life like this?
Survival of the fittest
Or just rote repetition
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My face in the morning mist
The cool wet sprinkles
Then I remember
Defeat filling out
Simple online forms
My brain racing, rejecting
The tedious task
And failing fully
Will I get through life like this?
Survival of the fittest
Or just rote repetition
The cool wet sprinkles
Then I remember
Defeat filling out
Simple online forms
My brain racing, rejecting
The tedious task
And failing fully
Will I get through life like this?
Survival of the fittest
Or just rote repetition
Sheepley clouds, warm sunny days
Here the world looks bright
Elsewhere war and doom
Let’s do a good deed each day
For the earth and its creatures
Here the world looks bright
Elsewhere war and doom
Let’s do a good deed each day
For the earth and its creatures
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Sheepley clouds, warm sunny days
Here the world looks bright
Elsewhere war and doom
Let’s do a good deed each day
For the earth and its creatures
Here the world looks bright
Elsewhere war and doom
Let’s do a good deed each day
For the earth and its creatures
Wave-washed clear cool gift
Happiness from the cold sea
Then I drink with friends
Red wine warming the heart pump
Is there ever enough joy?
Happiness from the cold sea
Then I drink with friends
Red wine warming the heart pump
Is there ever enough joy?
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wave-washed clear cool gift
Happiness from the cold sea
Then I drink with friends
Red wine warming the heart pump
Is there ever enough joy?
Happiness from the cold sea
Then I drink with friends
Red wine warming the heart pump
Is there ever enough joy?
It’s hard not to “be here now”
With the seabirds catching fish
Kayak in the car
Sea lions singing
Still fear in my heart
With the seabirds catching fish
Kayak in the car
Sea lions singing
Still fear in my heart
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It’s hard not to “be here now”
With the seabirds catching fish
Kayak in the car
Sea lions singing
Still fear in my heart
With the seabirds catching fish
Kayak in the car
Sea lions singing
Still fear in my heart
Of course someone is eating
My fresh salad plants
It’s the perfect calm
On the ocean but
I have to take care of life
My fresh salad plants
It’s the perfect calm
On the ocean but
I have to take care of life
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Of course someone is eating
My fresh salad plants
It’s the perfect calm
On the ocean but
I have to take care of life
My fresh salad plants
It’s the perfect calm
On the ocean but
I have to take care of life
It’s good to connect
With old friends as introvert
Tired of people
Working with people
Craving oceans, trees and birds
To restore balance
With old friends as introvert
Tired of people
Working with people
Craving oceans, trees and birds
To restore balance
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It’s good to connect
With old friends as introvert
Tired of people
Working with people
Craving oceans, trees and birds
To restore balance
With old friends as introvert
Tired of people
Working with people
Craving oceans, trees and birds
To restore balance
Today four mourning doves watch
Morning sun on beige feathers
Relaxed observing
While my body moves
I planted salad and sweet peas
To populate the raised bed
With something hopeful and green
Morning sun on beige feathers
Relaxed observing
While my body moves
I planted salad and sweet peas
To populate the raised bed
With something hopeful and green
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today four mourning doves watch
Morning sun on beige feathers
Relaxed observing
While my body moves
I planted salad and sweet peas
To populate the raised bed
With something hopeful and green
Morning sun on beige feathers
Relaxed observing
While my body moves
I planted salad and sweet peas
To populate the raised bed
With something hopeful and green
Mourning doves in morning sun
Wonder and observe
This human trying to fly
With tai chi moves - but
Only her soul lifts
Wonder and observe
This human trying to fly
With tai chi moves - but
Only her soul lifts
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mourning doves in morning sun
Wonder and observe
This human trying to fly
With tai chi moves - but
Only her soul lifts
Wonder and observe
This human trying to fly
With tai chi moves - but
Only her soul lifts
Coffee grounds to the roses
Espresso to soul
Sweet blueberries and pecans
My icy feet and sunshine
Good bye my dear friend
Off after a red wine night
Espresso to soul
Sweet blueberries and pecans
My icy feet and sunshine
Good bye my dear friend
Off after a red wine night
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Coffee grounds to the roses
Espresso to soul
Sweet blueberries and pecans
My icy feet and sunshine
Good bye my dear friend
Off after a red wine night
Espresso to soul
Sweet blueberries and pecans
My icy feet and sunshine
Good bye my dear friend
Off after a red wine night
I am a plant, I will grow
Wither and decay
I am a songbird
Twittering, nesting
Flying, dying
Feathers in the wind
Wither and decay
I am a songbird
Twittering, nesting
Flying, dying
Feathers in the wind
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I am a plant, I will grow
Wither and decay
I am a songbird
Twittering, nesting
Flying, dying
Feathers in the wind
Wither and decay
I am a songbird
Twittering, nesting
Flying, dying
Feathers in the wind
I choose to work, to teach, train
Stay in a structure
Then I drop it and go play
Feeling infinite freedom
Of choice- not building career
But meaningful life
Stay in a structure
Then I drop it and go play
Feeling infinite freedom
Of choice- not building career
But meaningful life
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I choose to work, to teach, train
Stay in a structure
Then I drop it and go play
Feeling infinite freedom
Of choice- not building career
But meaningful life
Stay in a structure
Then I drop it and go play
Feeling infinite freedom
Of choice- not building career
But meaningful life
Kayaking in the sunset
With herons, seals and otters
The sea birds’ shrill calls
Then the moon rises
Pink evening sky
Turns dark and all I can see
Is where the moon shines
Finding my dark landing spot
By fishermen’s lights
With herons, seals and otters
The sea birds’ shrill calls
Then the moon rises
Pink evening sky
Turns dark and all I can see
Is where the moon shines
Finding my dark landing spot
By fishermen’s lights
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Kayaking in the sunset
With herons, seals and otters
The sea birds’ shrill calls
Then the moon rises
Pink evening sky
Turns dark and all I can see
Is where the moon shines
Finding my dark landing spot
By fishermen’s lights
With herons, seals and otters
The sea birds’ shrill calls
Then the moon rises
Pink evening sky
Turns dark and all I can see
Is where the moon shines
Finding my dark landing spot
By fishermen’s lights
The amputared Redwood
Still stands while flowers
Retreat to compost
The garden sprouts old cabbage
And marjoram still
Sunshine and blue sky
Tug my heartstrings to get out
Move, paddle, bike, be
Alive in the world
Still stands while flowers
Retreat to compost
The garden sprouts old cabbage
And marjoram still
Sunshine and blue sky
Tug my heartstrings to get out
Move, paddle, bike, be
Alive in the world
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The amputared Redwood
Still stands while flowers
Retreat to compost
The garden sprouts old cabbage
And marjoram still
Sunshine and blue sky
Tug my heartstrings to get out
Move, paddle, bike, be
Alive in the world
Still stands while flowers
Retreat to compost
The garden sprouts old cabbage
And marjoram still
Sunshine and blue sky
Tug my heartstrings to get out
Move, paddle, bike, be
Alive in the world
Passionflower vines
Cover and grow fast
Beauty with red star flowers
Wild and thick, heavy and green
Shape them and use them
Or just let them be
My green beautiful weapon
Against grey hostility
Cover and grow fast
Beauty with red star flowers
Wild and thick, heavy and green
Shape them and use them
Or just let them be
My green beautiful weapon
Against grey hostility
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Passionflower vines
Cover and grow fast
Beauty with red star flowers
Wild and thick, heavy and green
Shape them and use them
Or just let them be
My green beautiful weapon
Against grey hostility
Cover and grow fast
Beauty with red star flowers
Wild and thick, heavy and green
Shape them and use them
Or just let them be
My green beautiful weapon
Against grey hostility
Humming bird hovers
Mourning doves on power lines
Now the flowers are planted
I have touched the earth
Grounded and renewed
Mourning doves on power lines
Now the flowers are planted
I have touched the earth
Grounded and renewed
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Humming bird hovers
Mourning doves on power lines
Now the flowers are planted
I have touched the earth
Grounded and renewed
Mourning doves on power lines
Now the flowers are planted
I have touched the earth
Grounded and renewed
Home on a small patch of earth
Close to the ocean
Sea lions singing, roaring
Winter’s warm sunshine
Gifts to give- trees to plant
Life to live- earth to defend
Close to the ocean
Sea lions singing, roaring
Winter’s warm sunshine
Gifts to give- trees to plant
Life to live- earth to defend
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Home on a small patch of earth
Close to the ocean
Sea lions singing, roaring
Winter’s warm sunshine
Gifts to give- trees to plant
Life to live- earth to defend
Close to the ocean
Sea lions singing, roaring
Winter’s warm sunshine
Gifts to give- trees to plant
Life to live- earth to defend
Now I greet the world
Frost coats the small grass
My breath in steam clouds
White mountain tops shine
Spruce, cedar and pine
Reach into heaven
I’m warm inside out
And eat good food with my friends
Frost coats the small grass
My breath in steam clouds
White mountain tops shine
Spruce, cedar and pine
Reach into heaven
I’m warm inside out
And eat good food with my friends
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Now I greet the world
Frost coats the small grass
My breath in steam clouds
White mountain tops shine
Spruce, cedar and pine
Reach into heaven
I’m warm inside out
And eat good food with my friends
Frost coats the small grass
My breath in steam clouds
White mountain tops shine
Spruce, cedar and pine
Reach into heaven
I’m warm inside out
And eat good food with my friends